The objective of the reform is to foster the development of e-Health.
The reform includes the adoption of the National Strategy for e-Health and Digitalisation of the Health System 2021-2030.
It was adopted in January 2024, together with an Action plan with specific measures for on the digitalisation and integration of health services to increase the efficiency and coverage of eHealth in Bulgaria.
The Strategy develops further access to e-Health services by introducing the legal basis for:
- online prescriptions and dispensation of medicinal products;
- telemedicine, including telediagnostics and telemonitoring;
- the registration of medical information via electronic health records and their maintenance.
The reform includes improvement of the working processes of the National Health Information System (NHIS).
In addition, the reform shall finalise the implementation of the NHIS, thus establishing a single digital environment for the collection and exchange of medical information.
Additional links:
- Reference
- C12.R2 in the Bulgarian Recovery and Resilience Plan
- Project locations
- Bulgaria
- Project website
- https://www.mh.government.bg/...