Conversion of electronic health insurance card: What do people get?

During the transition period to electronic cards, Vietnam Social Insurance still ensures full benefits of patients

From January 1, 2020, the Vietnam Social Insurance agency will issue an electronic health insurance card with a chip attached to the participants of health insurance instead of paper cards. Also from this point, the Ministry of Health has set a target of 80% of the population to make electronic health records.

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Vietnam Social Insurance said that the electronic health insurance card will be made of plastic, about the same size as an ATM card but equipped with an electronic chip to store participants’ information, convenient for the process of monitoring and treating the disease when the entire calendar. The medical history (KCB) is recorded on the card. In particular, electronic health insurance cards allow users to be verified with biometric information (fingerprints, faces) quickly and accurately.

According to Mr. Dao Viet Anh, Deputy General Director of Vietnam Social Insurance, in the past 2 years, Vietnam Social Insurance has promoted the application of information technology in professional activities and the construction of electronic health insurance card is a breakthrough of branch. The introduction of electronic health insurance card will bring more convenience to people. “When having an electronic card, people need to carry out medical examination without personal identification. Those who are participating in health insurance who already have a paper card will be actively converted to the electronic card by the social insurance agency and do not require supplementation. supplement documents “- Mr. Anh said.

Mr. Vo Khanh Binh, Head of the Vietnam Social Insurance Book and Book Department, said that 85.238 million people now have health insurance cards, reaching an 89.9% coverage of the population. The goal of 2025 is that over 95% of the population will have health insurance. Currently, the expiry date of the health insurance card for each group of subjects written on the paper card can be 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, after the expiry date, the social insurance agency must re-issue the card, causing costly expenses, take a long time, even have a slow status, issued the wrong object, the wrong information on the card; tearing the card … “With the participants who have had the health insurance card, the social insurance agency will actively switch to the electronic card. During the transition period to the electronic card, Vietnam Social Insurance will still ensure all the benefits. patients “- said Mr. Binh.

80% of people have electronic health records

In addition to the changes in electronic health insurance cards, the Ministry of Health has recently issued a plan to deploy electronic health records and set a goal of at least 80% of people to prepare electronic health records, at the same time, a database of people’s health was established at the Department of Health and the National Health Data Center. It is expected that by 2025, 95% of people nationwide have electronic health records updated with regular health information and connected to all medical facilities nationwide.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Quy Tuong, Director of Information Technology Department of the Ministry of Health, said that every citizen has a health record from birth to death, helping each person know and manage health information by himself. “The health record is a medical document that records the health care process of a person from birth to death,” according to a form set by the Ministry of Health. . Electronic health records are computerized newsletters of health records made, displayed, updated, stored and shared electronically “- Mr. Tuong said.

Currently, the Ministry of Health is cooperating with Vietnam Social Insurance to develop health identification codes for people, user accounts by province name, and develop a standard to link electronic health records with health systems. A person’s electronic health record provides the physician with complete information about health status, medical history, risk factors. Since then, doctors combined with current visits to have a better health assessment, timely diagnosis, more accurate diagnosis and earlier detection. When seeking medical attention, through the health records, the patient provides the physician with medical records, medical history and medical examination process quickly, accurately and fully to facilitate the diagnosis and physician’s treatment.

For physicians, electronic health records provide them with complete information about illnesses, medical history, risk factors affecting health. Since then, combined with the current examination, the physician has a more comprehensive assessment of the patient’s health. Moreover, when information about the patient’s health is made available between levels, it will help better diagnosis and treatment coordination.

-Source: NLĐ.com-