By the end of 2012 every Tatarstan citizen will be able to make appointment with a doctor online

By the end of 2012 50 % of appointments with a doctor should be made via Internet, infomats and terminals in Tatarstan. It is one of priority tasks in the context of target program “Modernization of RT health care system in 2011-2012” which was made public today at a joint session of the Ministry of health care and Ministry of informatization and coomunications. Tatarstan Premier Ildar Khalikov took part in the event.

Before the session Head of Tatarstan Government overhauled the exhibition of advanced developments in the sphere of health care informatization, in particular a tablet computer for medical personnel, the system of distant consultations based on Children republican clinical hospital, unified data base of electronic medical cards.

Vice-premier – Minister of informatization and coomunications Nikolay Nikiforov reported on planned actions in the context of target program “Modernization of RT health care system in 2011-2012”. They include network assembly, equipment delivery, information security, and implementation of special medical software.

By words of Nikolay Nikiforov making distant appointment with a doctor and maintenance of medical cards in electronic format will be the priority services. By the end of 2012 the percentage of distant appointments in republic should make 50 % and medical electronic cards – 25 %, Minister of informatization and coomunications informed.

PM Ildar Khalikov marked upon implementing new systems it is important to provide feedback with doctors.

Minister of health care Airat Farrakhov told about activity of the institution on granting state services in health care in electronic format.

Summing up, Ildar Khalikov stressed doctors still have to do a lot of paper work spending 20 % of their time for completing various documents. At the same time health care industry is the leading one by the number of services rendered to the public. These factors speak about the need for implementing information systems in order to improve the quality of services.

According to Ildar Khalikov Tatarstan has already obtained experience in this area, there are concrete tasks and pilot projects. “It is very essential to carry out the process of informatization at all levels. The federal program of health care modernization is our chance we should use to improve the quality of health care services in Republic”, PM said.

Finally Ildar Khalikov granted state awards to several doctors.