2023-07-11 23:00:21
The comprehensive implementation of the Electronic Medical Prescription in Mexico would represent savings of more than 38 billion pesos in public health.
Among its benefits, it offers a reduction in false prescriptions, prevents identity theft and facilitates the refilling of medications in patients.
One of the biggest challenges is that there is still no NOM with all the specifications it must contain.
Technology always goes hand in hand with health and one of its objectives is to facilitate patient care. With this in mind, the comprehensive implementation of the Electronic Medical Prescription and Electronic Medical Record They are basic to save time but also money. Only in our country could they achieve a reduction of more than 38 billion pesos for the Mexican system.
Challenges that remain to be overcome
Coupled with savings in public resources, the digital transformation of health through the Electronic Medical Prescription would bring great benefits. Although it should also be considered that there are several drawbacks that must be overcome.
Ensure that the person responsible for issuing the prescriptions is a certified health professional.
Avoid the impersonation of doctors and patients.
Reduce the issuance of false prescriptions.
Facilitate the supply / refill of pharmaceutical products.
Improve the forecast of demand for drugs and medical supplies in health institutions.
Eliminate the clarity issues of the original prescription, which, in most cases, is still handcrafted.
The digitization of the health sector is key to providing better care to patients, providing optimal follow-up to medical prescriptions, and strengthening access to pharmacological treatments and health services.
“Technology and digital developments are important allies so that, from teleconsultation, the Electronic Medical Prescription and the Electronic Medical Record, important sectors of the population can be served,” said Juan Carlos Molina, general director of GS1 Mexico.
For its part, there are still technological challenges to overcome to achieve interoperability and adoption of the Electronic Medical Prescription. It is essential to have an infrastructure in this area that promotes the development of a health ecosystem where standardization allows for reliable and updated electronic catalogs of medicines, devices, and other health supplies. The optimization of the supply chain that helps to guarantee accessibility, authenticity and integrity should also be favored.
On the other hand, through Electronic Medical Prescription Bad practices and errors in the prescription, dispensing and refilling of medicines can be eliminated, as well as optimal administrative and pharmacological control.
End drug shortages
Only the civil organization Cero Desabasto in its report “X-ray of the Drug Shortage in Mexico 2022” It highlights that more than 15 million prescriptions were not adequately filled in the public health system during said period.
Osiris López Rojas, Linkage Manager of the Primary Sector and Health at GS1 Mexico, highlighted that this situation could be reversed with the implementation of technological systems that support the Electronic Medical Prescription to facilitate the management and access to medicines and medical supplies.
Although some health systems already have experience in electronic prescription, such as the IMSS, ISSSTE and SEDENA, it is still necessary to promote its implementation in all public and private health institutions in the country through a legal framework that includes a management model for it. , training of health personnel, use of specialized software and digital tools that ensure their standardization and interoperability.
The Electronic Medical Prescriptionwhose law is currently being approved by the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies, is a fundamental step to guarantee the right to health in our country.
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