The governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, presented this Monday the electronic prescription that can be used starting this month in Buenos Aires pharmacies and that will allow the population to purchase their medicines through a prescription issued by a professional via mobile phone or email.
The Ministry of Health reported that it is a “practical, agile and safe tool, which will improve care and expand rights for Buenos Aires residents, regardless of the coverage they have (social work, prepaid or exclusive public)”.
The Ministry of Health reported that it is a “practical, agile and safe tool, which will improve care and expand rights for Buenos Aires residents, regardless of the coverage they have”
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“The State, as the main interest in ordering the system, makes available a tool that will be available to all professionals and all pharmacies regardless of the subsystem to which they belong,” the portfolio specified and indicated that as of this Monday professionals may register at the registration points enabled throughout the province with their ID and registration, published in ww.gba.gob.ar/saludprovincia.
Kicillof, together with the Minister of Health, Nicolás Kreplak and other officials from the Buenos Aires Cabinet, formalized the implementation of the electronic prescription during an act at the Government House of La Plata, which was attended by representatives of the Medical and Pharmaceutical College of the province of Buenos Aires. Aires.
“We are announcing a change of era in health; this was necessary because in the pandemic there was progress towards digitization and remoteness, but in a precarious way and absolutely lacking the necessary security mechanisms for information as sensitive and vital as that of the health”, analyzed Kicillof.
He stressed that the new tool “was achieved in record time” and, with this new system, “the old vulnerable mechanism is replaced by a more secure one.”
“It is a real feat to have done this in such a short time.and what has been achieved is to replace that system through WhatsApp or messages that had a vulnerability with another that has the highest security and performance standards,” he declared.
As of February 28, the people of Buenos Aires will be able to receive the recipe written by a professional on their cell phone or email to be able to present it at any pharmacy in the province of Buenos Aires and acquire your medications, regardless of the coverage you have (prepaid social work or inclusive public).
The new tool will be free of charge for the professional and can be made on any computer or cell phone.
The new tool will be free of charge for the professional and can be made on any computer or cell phone.
During the act, Kreplak also celebrated the new system and considered that it is part of the digitization process that the district is carrying out “for better care and to expand rights.” of the citizen.
With the electronic prescription, you are especially looking for expedite access to medicines for those who require prolonged treatment.
“In order to prescribe, health professionals will be able to register at 175 points distributed throughout the territory and start using the electronic prescription, through a digital signature granted by the Ministry of Health,” the portfolio said.
