First electronic patient files opened in the canton of Aargau
Jean-Pierre Gallati, member of the cantonal government of Aargau, has opened Switzerland's first electronic patient dossier (EPD) at the cantonal hospital in Baden. The population of Aargau is expected to have the option of opening its own EPD from the beginning of 2021.
Health Director Jean-Pierre Gallati, Nicolai Lütschg, Adrian Schmitter (from left to right): Source: EPD
The canton of Aargau is the first canton to introduce e-patient files. Jean-Pierre Gallati, member of the cantonal government of Aargau, has opened Switzerland's first electronic patient dossier (EPD) at the cantonal hospital in Baden. The EPD is expected to be available to the population of Aargau during the month of January 2021, according to a statement from "Health Aargau."
Aarau Cantonal Hospital as the first EPD site
"The opening of Switzerland's first EPD is testimony to the fact that Aargau is one of the leading cantons in Switzerland when it comes to digitalization in healthcare," said Jean-Pierre Gallati.
By the end of March 2021, the EPD is to be rolled out in all acute hospitals, rehabilitation clinics and psychiatric wards in the canton. Patients themselves will determine who receives access rights to their EPD. The first location to open the EPD will be the post office in Aarau, the canton's capital. The platform behind it comes from Swiss Post.
New overview portal of EPD providers
The newly launched overview portal of certified and not yet certified EPD providers on www.patientendossier.ch/anbieter shows which other offerings in Switzerland are on the way to certification.
Source: eHealth Suisse
