Systems such as eWUŚ, ZIP or medmemo.pl are to facilitate the tracking of the disease history and help in registering to the doctor. In recent years, a lot has been said about the introduction of various software to he alth care, which is to facilitate the work of doctor's offices and treatment for patients. How is it in reality and most importantly, what exactly can we use?
Private companies and state projects keep providing new IT solutions dedicated to doctors. On the one hand, they are designed to facilitate our access to information, on the other, they mean more and more control over our lives. Below are some solutions that apply to virtually everyone. We may or may not like them, but they become reality.
ZIP, Integrated Patient Informant works without failure
ZIP, i.e. the Integrated Patient Directory. It is a system that allows us to trace the services we have used under the National He alth Fund since 2008. It contains data such as details of each visit to the doctor, the services provided during it and the cost. In addition, we will find there the he alth care declarations that are binding on us, all prescriptions filled in our name, waiting lines to which we are registered, or spas in which we stayed and, additionally, the right to he althcare services financed from public funds. We use the whole thing for free, and the access to our data has been carefully prepared. We register using an electronic form on the website: https://zip.nfz.gov.pl/ap-portal/, after which a document in PDF format is generated, confirming the submission of the application. With him, we have to go to the branch of the National He alth Fund under which we are subject, where we will be given access data upon presentation of an ID card. Why so much trouble? It's simple, if all data were provided to the beneficiaries electronically, everyone could impersonate us and get absolutely all information about our he alth from the last 6 years. Let's face it, hardly anyone would like third parties to have access to this knowledge. The website works efficiently, without any special failures or complications, and in the event of any irregularities, there are people on the phone who will be happy to provide us with the information we need, and optionally acceptcomplaint.
eWUŚ - do you know who has the biggest problem with the system?
eWUŚ, as the definition says, is an Electronic Verification of Beneficiaries' Eligibility, i.e. a system that enables immediate confirmation of a patient's right to he alth care financed from public funds. In other words, doctors' offices can check in it whether we are insured and thus whether we can use the benefits under the National He alth Fund. Only medical facilities have access to it, so patients can only take their word for it. About eWUŚ we hear many extreme opinions in the medical community, most of them, unfortunately, negative. Hospitals and spas have particular problems as they are forced to check the insurance status of their patients every day. The system is often down, causing huge confusion in he althcare facilities. The only positive thing is probably only seen by patients who no longer need to carry RMUA documents or he alth books with them.
Medmemo.pl - a modern website for patient registration
Medmemo.pl is a medical visit booking system, where anyone can register to a doctor electronically. In Poland, this functionality is not as popular as, for example, in the west, but it is gaining more and more supporters. Why? Each of us, sitting at home in front of the computer, can find the right doctor, choose the date of the visit and make a reservation with just a few clicks. No long waiting times for a phone call and no huge queues at registration. The website offers many innovative functions, including an efficient search engine that finds the right doctor after entering symptoms of ailments.
There is also a knowledge base available, where when looking for symptoms, a list of suitable diseases opens. In addition, the website has a forum where we can share our observations with other patients and interesting articles created by specialists. - Doctors on medmemo.pl have at their disposal schedules, thanks to which they optimize their working time and fill any gaps in the schedules, additionally patient cards, office card and a database of medical services.
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