100% of drug prices will be publicized on the public health portal by 2025

23/12/2020 03:30 PM


This is the target of the program on medical number transformation until 2025 with a vision to 2030, which has just been approved by the Ministry of Health in Decision 5316/QD-BYT dated December 22, 2020.

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Accordingly, regarding the e-Government development goal in health, the Decision states that, by 2025, 100% information on the price of drugs, medical equipment, medical supplies, medical examination and treatment, bidding, results of handling administrative procedures, violations in advertising, etc. will be publicized on the Public Health Portal.

At the same time, to strive for 100% of medical facilities to implement non-cash electronic payments; remote examination and treatment consultation; Online medical registration. In particular, 100% of the people and health workers (doctors, pharmacists, officials, civil servants, and public employees of the health sector) are entitled to medical identities; people will own electronic health records.

During the period, it is necessary to give priority to the following tasks:

- To implement the initiative of "each citizen has their own doctor": Developing and implementing electronic health records for the entire population, ensuring that people's health information is promptly updated to the records; Developing Health Portal, allowing people to manage and look up their health information; Developing texting apps for health information;

- Deploying integrated applications that can self-monitor and detect people's health status with devices mounted on people (including mobile devices), etc.

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