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“Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” Pablo Picasso, Catalyuna.
History
The La Meva Salut project was initiated started in 2009 and opened to the entire Catalan population all Catalans had access in 2012. However, access Initial use 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 had. Various identity verification alternatives were explored to allow easier simplify access while meeting legal and security requirements.
The most suitable proposal was a robust password and user name, coupled with a Primary care centres' face-to-face identity verification procedure at the primary care centre. Once these challenges were resolved, in 2014, a pilot test was carried out to implement provided the best solution. After this, a 2014 pilot test provided the username and password system in 33 of the 400 basic health areas (ABS). Following the success of the pilot programme, in May 2015, they began rolling out the new registration and authentication processes across Access more than tripled so rollout was spread to all primary care areas in Catalonia , and the number of patients accessing the portal increased in May 2015 (Aanestad et al., 2017).
As of August 2024, La Meva Salut is a personal digital health platform enabling citizens of Catalonia to interact remotely with the Catalan Health System. It simplifies the process for users to view clinical reports, diagnoses, and results from medical analyses and tests included in their medical history. Patients can also access their current Medication Plan for direct use at pharmacies, request appointments for primary care, and utilise various remote services such as eConsulta, which facilitates health consultations, procedures, and document exchanges with healthcare professionals. Additionally, clinical reports provide patients with the ability to view and download medical certificates for leave and discharge from work (Generalitat de Catalunya, n.d.).
Features
In La Meva Salut , the patient can access their shared medical history, encompassing the 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 interaction.Appointment service for requesting visitscontact.
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 Catalan Health Service website specifies that services vary based on the patient's Feature availability depends on the healthcare provider (e.g., hospitals , or primary care centers, etc.), which are in turn contingent on centres). The patient’s provider is determined by their place of residence. The functionalities mentioned above are continually expanding as the project development is ongoing, so not all patients will have access to the same data about their health. The data integration process is gradual and relies on the centers Data integration is gradual, 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.
(PKB interviews, 2024)
Published outcomes - statistics
Unfortunately, we couldn’t find any statistics about the use of La meva salut in Catalunya. If you have access to this information or can put us in touch with someone who has, please contact us at book@patientsknowbestbook@phr4gov.comorg
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Bibliography
Aanestad, M., Grisot, M., Hanseth, O. and Vassilakopoulou, P., 2017. Information infrastructures within European health care: Working with the installed base. Available at: https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/27913/1002086.pdf (
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La Meva Salut. Available at: https://catsalut.gencat.cat/ca/serveis-sanitaris/la-meva-salut/index.html#googtrans(ca%7Cen)
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