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The La Meva Salut project was initiated in 2009 and opened made available to the entire Catalan population in 2012. However, initial patient access to the platform by patients was initially low for various reasons; the most significant being that access required low, primarily due to the requirement of a digital certificate, which few people hadpossessed. Various alternatives were explored to allow easier simplify access while meeting legal and security requirements.
The most suitable proposal viable solution was a robust username and password and user namesystem, coupled with a face-to-face identity verification procedure process at the primary care centrecentres. Once After overcoming these challenges were resolved, in 2014, a pilot test was carried out to implement conducted in 2014, introducing the username and password system in 33 of the 400 basic health areas (ABS). Following the The success of the pilot programme, in May 2015, they began rolling out this pilot led to a full rollout of the new registration and authentication processes process across all primary care areas in Catalonia , and the number of patients accessing the portal increased in May 2015, resulting in a significant increase in patient access to the portal (Aanestad et al., 2017).
As of August 2024, La Meva Salut is a personal digital health platform enabling that allows citizens of Catalonia to interact remotely with the Catalan Health System. It simplifies the process for The platform enables users to view clinical reports, diagnoses, and test results from medical analyses and tests included in their medical history. Patients can also , access their current Medication Plan medication plan for direct use at in pharmacies, request appointments for book primary care appointments, and utilise use various remote services such as eConsulta , which facilitates for health consultations , procedures, and document exchanges with healthcare professionals. Additionally, clinical reports provide patients with the ability to patients can view and download medical certificates for work leave and discharge from work (Generalitat de Catalunya, n.d.).
Features
In Through La Meva Salut, the patient patients can access their shared medical history, encompassing the which covers care received in the health centers of Catalonia's health within Catalonia’s health system. The services and information available to the patient in La Meva Salut patients include:
Details of the patient's their primary care team, comprising including the assigned doctor and nurse, with the ability option to change doctor.
Diagnostics and clinical reports encompassing , covering emergency care, admissions, ambulatory care, test results, and medical notices for leaves of absence work leave and return to work.
Record A record of administered vaccines and immunizationsimmunisations.
The patient's patient’s current medication plan.
A personal agenda detailing showing scheduled tests and visits in to primary health care centres and hospitals (as where this service is integrated).
Information regarding on the waiting list in case the patient is awaiting surgery for any pending surgeries.
Access to the will document (if the patient has registered itone).
The option ability to express the intent to become an organ and tissue donor.
Utilizing Use of eConsulta to communicate with healthcare professionals for non-urgent queries matters that do not require face-to-face interactioncontact.
Appointment service for requesting visits.
The ability to schedule appointments, including for international vaccinations.
The capability option to securely download clinical information in a coded format , utilizing using the Health data to share feature.
The According to the Catalan Health Service website specifies that , services vary based depending on the patient's patient’s healthcare provider (e.g., hospitals , or primary care centers, etc.centres), which are in turn contingent on determined by their place of residence. The functionalities mentioned above are continually expanding, as the project is still under development is ongoing, so meaning not all patients will have access to the same health data about their health. The data integration process is gradual and relies on the centers , relying on healthcare centres within the Comprehensive Health System for Public Use of Catalonia (SISCAT) continuing to contribute continue contributing information (Generalitat de Catalunya, n.d.).
Challenges and areas for improvement
Despite the many benefits of La Meva Salut, there are still some areas where the platform faces challenges and limitations:
Limited Data Input: Patients are unable to add personal medical data directly into the system.
Exclusively Public Healthcare Data: La Meva Salut exclusively relies on data provided by Public Healthcare providers.
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