The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Colombia (Minsalud), presented the mobile application Minsalud Digital, during an international congress on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
The new Minsalud Digital mobile application was presented by Minister Fernando Ruiz, during the International ICT Congress Andicom 2021. The main objective is to bring Colombians closer to and connect with the health system, since through the app they will be able to access to vaccination records, identification of risks by age, among other functionalities.
"We hope that through the Digital Ministry, the citizens' system can be adjusted and that it is not the last link in the chain," explained Minister Ruiz. In addition, he explained that the new application took into account all the development of Coronapp, the application launched by the Minsa for the control of the pandemic, which had more than 11 million users. "We will transform it into an application that provides services to citizens and connects them with the health system," he explained.
Regarding the electronic medical record, which could be added to the Digital Ministry in the future, he mentioned that the ICT Office of the Ministry of Health, the Planning Office and the World Bank have worked to achieve its implementation in the country.
"The electronic medical record is a fundamental element that can give us greater continuity of care, allows medical decision-making, improves the quality of health care, in coordination between providers and improves resolution," he explained.
Digital Agenda in Colombia
Regarding the Digital Health agenda in Colombia, he explained that the interoperability of the clinical history is one of the most important points. In addition, they also have other important elements such as the Health Data Analytics Unit, the new Minsalud Digital app, online vaccination certificates, a contract portal, an integrated subsystem for effective provision of health services and technologies, an integrated subsystem for Financial information and the Digital Health Conpes.
On the other hand, it announced the creation of a new app called "know your risk", to identify the risk of developing any condition.
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