Russian Government made a step towards approval of the national framework for telemedicine

Russian Government has approved draft legislation about telemedicine in the country. The document has a status of a Federal Law, which has the highest weight in Russian judicial system.

The proposed legislation covers number of elements, including:

• United information system in health care (including standard electronic medical record, enhancement of management of existing patient registries, improvement of planning of demand in health care services),
• Exchange of information about stakeholders in health care,
• Ability to perform teleconsultation,
• Ability to perform remote monitoring of health status of patient,
• Ability to issue electronic prescriptions.

The next steps are review and approval by Parliament and finally, approval by the President.

See information at the web-site of Russian Government in Russian here.

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