Aargau population gains access to the electronic patient dossier
Residents in the canton of Aargau can now open their personal electronic patient dossier (EPD). In Aargau, the EPD is called "emedo" and stands for "electronic medical dossier". The first place in Switzerland where they can do this: the main post office in Aarau. Other opening locations in the canton will follow in the course of 2021
The electronic patient dossier (EPD) is slowly gaining momentum. The EPD is an electronic medical record. It can be used, for example, to store hospital discharge reports, lists of medications, X-rays or vaccination certificates. Each person can decide for themselves which doctors have access to the information in the dossier. People from Aargau who wish to do so can now open their own patient dossier. It can be opened at the Aarau post office.
For the opening and the necessary electronic identity (trustID), the branch employees are carefully trained and specially certified. During validation and opening, the strict requirements of the Federal Electronic Patient Dossier Act (EPDG) on data protection and data security are to be observed. With Baden, the next branch in the service area of the parent community eHealth is already planned: In June 2021, it will begin operations as the second EPD opening branch. In 2021, the Rheinfelden and Muri (AG) branches will follow as further opening sites.
"The launch is a milestone for the Swiss healthcare system," says Nicolai Lütschg, Managing Director of Stammgemeinschaft eHealth Aargau.
Source: eHealth
