Chaos electronic prescriptions, doctors without the software – Morning Padua

 PADUA. In Padua, the recipe electronics specialist started with the handbrake. Many doctors are not ready and instead deliver to patients new notepad white, continue to fill the old red challenging. This is because not all surgeries have the software to record the data in the system. The process of dematerialisation of the cycle began with prescriptive recipes pharmaceutical. On April 1 it was the turn of the requirements for specialist visits, diagnostic tests and laboratory. In the last two days has adhered to change 13% of doctors in Padua more than in March, a figure set to rise.

 

 “The medical profession is in a transition phase,” says Paolo Simioni, president of the Medical Association of Padua, “The problem is a bit ‘all, from hospitals to general practitioners: it is right that we can move to this new form Prescription gradually. ” In the last week USL 16 and Hospital were prescribed 11 000 recipes for the specialist and of these only 312 in electronic (3%). Another story for the demanding pharmaceutical: new recipes white were 42 thousand in 1200 against the red. Next to the dematerialization, the Region has approved the unique catalog of prescribable: a list where all the medical benefits are associated with specific codes (helpful for doctors to fill out electronic prescriptions).

 

 So far, the coding could change depending USL membership. “The catalog unique Venetian not correspond to items used in our USL ‘complaint Domenico Crisarà, provincial secretary FIMMG (Federation of Italian general practitioners); “First let us download the software must align nomenclatures otherwise the computer will not read our demands.” If the discomfort for doctors out there, citizens can rest easy. “For patients does not change anything,” reassures Crisarà “only have a blank sheet of paper instead of a red one. As usual, they may go to a single center of booking to secure the visit. ” Dematerialisation beyond the scope of the Digital Government along with the Electronic Health Record (ESF).

 

 The electronic prescription is not completely replaces the recipe red remain mandatory for narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and will always be emitted when the doctor is not able to compile the electronic prescription.