The Swiss Federal Council officially adopted the Swiss eHealth Strategy on 27 June 2007. Since then, the strategy has been implemented collaboratively with the 26 Swiss cantons, the member states of the Federal State. The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is expected to allow health professionals to access the pertinent health data of their patients, regardless of place and time. Access to such data will require the patients' consent.
The future legal bases will enable the creation of the essential conditions for the secure transfer of data. The mandate of the Federal Department of the Interior will not only consist of defining technical standards and the infrastructure needed for the exchange of data over the entire territory, it will also imply to determine the tools for identifying the health professionals and the patients. The draft legal bases, once ready, will be submitted for consultation by September 2011.
Furthermore, the Swiss Federal Council approved a report on the implementation of the Swiss eHealth Strategy.
Further information:
- Original press release - Swiss Federal Department of the Interior (in French, German and Italian)
- Swiss eHealth Strategy and report on its implementation (in French, German and Italian)
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Quelle/Source: epractice, 08.02.2011
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