Electronic prescription, "start failed"

Doctors cannot release electronic recipes since Friday, although June 1 was the date on which the instrument by which to reduce fraud in the system, estimated at hundreds of millions of Euros annually, was supposed to become operational.

It is right that in the first phase, your recipe would have had to go in parallel with the classic, on paper, but, even so, the beginning is failed.

Secretary of the National Society of Family Medicine, Dr. Sanda Alexiu, argues that one reason why there could not be implemented is that has not been done to amend the framework agreement and the rules on the framework agreement which corresponds to the introduction of electronic prescription.

"There was no document standards for electronic prescription. There are two different laws. It has not been completed any software for introducing electronic prescription and also not completed the issue alerts. It was announced that there will be some alerts that shows us that this drug dose is too high or that this drug is contraindicated in a particular disease, "said Sanda Alexiu.

Secretary of the National Society of Family Medicine claims that changes the legal framework needed for the contract, normally to be ready when it announces that prescription enters.

"Therefore, on July 1, when you need to enter " live ", they should be all ready, both legal norms, and tests," said doctor Sanda Alexiu.

The doctor considers that your prescription would be a help for everyone, but it would have been first introduced electronic health card and only then electronic prescription.

"We know well that there are problems in integrated computer system that underpins electronic prescriptions.

"So basically, that system which gives us the quality of insured for each patient so that some patients will find that they are not insured on system, so they cannot get medical services or medical advice, or internment, or electronic prescription.

"For now , six months will be double, meaning working also electronically , with the old prescriptions, which means extra work, because you have to keep record on paper as well , and the registers, and also electronically" considers Sanda Alexiu.

The Secretary of the National Society of Family Medicine said it has not been made yet a real test of electronic prescription.

The authorities are not able to give details about the testing of electronic prescription, which ought to take place in June.

"Unfortunately, the general manager of Health Insurance Fund resigned, and chief doctor who knows the problem is at a meeting on the subject with the doctors in Moldova area. I not being directly involved in the problem, I cannot give details on the implementation strategy of electronic prescription , but next week I promise you that I will give you all the details, "said Health Minister, Vasile Cepoi .

Electronic prescription applies in 23 countries in Europe, where there is a single system of prescribing.

Translated by
Denisse-Meda Bucura
MTTLC, Bucharest University