Ministry of Health requests to accelerate the implementation of electronic medical records

Recently, Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and digital transformation in healthcare.

The Minister of Health has made an important request to medical examination and treatment facilities nationwide to deploy electronic medical records and electronic health books integrated on the VNeID application before September 30, 2025.

This is one of the key tasks in the digital transformation strategy of the healthcare sector, aiming to optimize management, improve service quality and ensure information security in healthcare.

The Ministry of Health requires hospitals and medical facilities to use electronic health books integrated on the VNeID application, allowing people to easily access and manage their health information.

To achieve this goal, the Ministry of Health requires medical examination and treatment facilities to prioritize resources and urgently deploy electronic medical records, while promoting measures to apply information technology in health management and care.

The Ministry of Health also requires hospitals and medical facilities to use electronic health books integrated on the VNeID application, allowing people to easily access and manage their health information.

In particular, Minister Dao Hong Lan emphasized the role of leaders of medical examination and treatment facilities, requiring leaders to set an example in awareness, innovation in thinking and methodology of digital transformation.

“Leaders must give strong direction and remove difficulties and obstacles to successfully and timely deploy electronic medical records,” the Minister shared.

According to the plan, medical facilities will actively apply artificial intelligence (AI) and big data in disease diagnosis and treatment. The Ministry of Health also requires increased connectivity and sharing of medical data between medical facilities and treatment lines, helping to improve the effectiveness of medical examination and treatment and disease prevention.

In addition, the application of technology in non-cash payment for medical services will help reduce risks, increase convenience and transparency in medical transactions. The Ministry of Health also requires hospitals and medical facilities to deploy solutions to support people, such as using chip-embedded citizen identification cards, biometric identification, online medical examination and treatment registration and implementing telemedicine.

One of the important factors in digital transformation of healthcare is ensuring information security and patient data confidentiality. The Ministry of Health requires medical examination and treatment facilities and relevant agencies to implement measures to protect network information, ensuring that medical data is always managed and protected in accordance with the law.

The Ministry of Health will also strengthen regulations on cyber security, requiring medical facilities to implement data protection measures according to information security levels and closely monitor implementation.

To ensure the smooth implementation of digital transformation in the healthcare sector, the Ministry of Health requires healthcare training institutions to urgently deploy information technology applications and digital transformation in training, teaching and learning.

Digital transformation content must be integrated into training programs, ensuring that healthcare workers have sufficient skills and knowledge to operate modern technology systems in healthcare.

The Ministry of Health aims to have 100% of eligible administrative procedures provided as online public services by the end of 2025. At the same time, at least 80% of administrative procedure records will be processed online, and the proportion of adults using online public services will reach 40% or more.

Hospitals and medical facilities must complete the implementation of electronic medical records and electronic health books before September 30, 2025. This goal is to build a modern and convenient health system, while improving the quality of medical examination and treatment, disease prevention and meeting the increasing needs of the people.

According to the reporter's investigation, many hospitals have made efforts to implement digital transformation. For example, at Bach Mai Hospital, the electronic medical record system has been deployed since November 2024. Patients and doctors are satisfied with the convenience and speed that this system brings.

Accordingly, patients only need to scan their ID card code, basic personal information and medical history will be displayed, quickly classified, and convenient for examination.

Before entering the hospital, some people had mentally determined that they would have to wait, the medical examination and treatment procedures would take a long time, even all day, but the reality was beyond expectations. Everything was very fast and convenient, only about 2 hours from the procedure to the instructions for testing and imaging procedures and finally the final results. Almost all stages were done through digital technology .

Pay at the clinic, no need to travel everywhere to pay. After the procedure, return to the clinic and the doctors can read the results on the machine. Minimize travel and lost documents.

Taking care of a relative receiving inpatient treatment at the A9 Emergency Center, Bach Mai Hospital, a resident in Quang Ninh also expressed satisfaction with the experience of electronic medical records.

According to him, all procedures as well as indications, treatment regimens, and prescriptions can be confirmed and viewed on a tablet or personal phone. At first, I was confused, but after being guided by doctors and nurses, I found it easy to use and quite convenient. Not only me, but my children can also view and monitor my mother's treatment process.

The electronic medical record system not only helps doctors quickly access patient information but also enhances communication and interaction between departments in the hospital.

This creates a conducive working environment, reduces waiting times and reduces duplication in tests, making diagnosis and treatment more accurate and timely.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Director of A9 Emergency Center, Bach Mai Hospital, said that with the application of electronic medical record conversion, administrative procedures do not take much time, and doctors can quickly examine.

All orders are made on the software. After the order is completed, the relevant departments receive the information, the patient only needs to move to the designated locations to be deployed. The results returned to A9 are also very fast, even before the patient returns to the clinic.

When a patient is scanned, we immediately receive the image on the Center's computer and can make a diagnosis. With difficult cases, we can immediately discuss and consult with multiple departments, promptly handling pathological situations that are racing against time.

If the patient needs to be transferred to the treatment department, they can be immediately received with full information by simply operating the software, instead of having to wait for hundreds of pages of paper medical records to be transferred.

It can be said that the digital transformation and electronic medical records at Bach Mai Hospital have been comprehensively applied from the stages of receiving, exploiting medical history information, triage to appointment for examination, performing indications, reading results, processing, treating diseases, payment and procedures for admission, discharge and transfer to hospital.

At Hoe Nhai General Hospital, the implementation of electronic medical records has helped the hospital save significant time and costs. Dr. Ly Viet Hai, Head of the Department of Intensive Care and Anti-Poisoning, said that the application of electronic medical records helps us easily access test results and diagnostic images without having to print films or documents. This significantly reduces waiting time and errors.

According to Dr. Nguyen Thi Huyen Nga, Head of the Pediatrics Department, with electronic medical records, doctors can quickly find patient information and update new data. This saves time for both doctors and patients, while minimizing medical errors.

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