Inter­pel­la­ti­on Ditt­li (25.3658): What are the prio­ri­ties for digi­ta­lizati­on in the heal­th­ca­re sector?

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  • Urgent need to catch up in the digi­ta­lizati­on of the heal­th­ca­re sec­tor in order to ensu­re the attrac­ti­ve­ness of rese­arch and the mar­ket in Switzerland.
  • Prio­ri­ty for secon­da­ry use of health data and crea­ti­on of a data room and legal basis within DigiSanté.
  • Trans­pa­ren­cy of tre­at­ment qua­li­ty, finan­cial secu­ri­ty for ongo­ing pro­jects and avo­id­ance of repu­ta­tio­nal risks due to incor­rect prioritization.

Inter­pel­la­ti­on Ditt­li (25.3658): What are the prio­ri­ties for digi­ta­lizati­on in the heal­th­ca­re sector?

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Unfort­u­n­a­te­ly, Switz­er­land is still lag­ging far behind when it comes to digi­ta­lizati­on in the heal­th­ca­re sec­tor. In addi­ti­on, the­re are new prio­ri­tizati­on issues in the imple­men­ta­ti­on of Digi­S­an­té. The Fede­ral Coun­cil is asked to ans­wer the fol­lo­wing questions:

  1. Is the Fede­ral Coun­cil awa­re that digi­ta­lizati­on in the heal­th­ca­re sec­tor is an important fac­tor for the attrac­ti­ve­ness of the rese­arch loca­ti­on and the mar­ket? Whe­re is this evident?
  2. Does the Fede­ral Coun­cil share the view that the secon­da­ry use of data in par­ti­cu­lar is important for Switz­er­land as a busi­ness loca­ti­on and that pro­jects that sup­port this goal (legis­la­ti­on, data space for health-rela­ted rese­arch) must be prio­ri­ti­zed within DigiSanté?
  3. Does the Fede­ral Coun­cil share the view that trans­pa­ren­cy regar­ding the qua­li­ty of tre­at­ment must be achie­ved in order to pro­vi­de pati­ents with the best pos­si­ble care? How does the Fede­ral Coun­cil intend to achie­ve this with the help of Digi­S­an­té? Which pro­jects does it see as priorities?
  4. How does the Fede­ral Coun­cil intend to ensu­re that pro­jects laun­ched within Digi­S­an­té do not have to be can­ce­led due to a lack of funding?
  5. How does the Fede­ral Coun­cil assess the repu­ta­tio­nal risk for fede­ral digi­tizati­on pro­jects if Digi­S­an­té fails to achie­ve its goal due to incor­rect prio­ri­tizati­on and a lack of assertiveness?

Justi­fi­ca­ti­on

Digi­ta­lizati­on in the heal­th­ca­re sec­tor is a pro­ject that bene­fits pati­ents, medi­cal staff and the enti­re heal­th­ca­re system. This pro­ject is par­ti­cu­lar­ly important for the qua­li­ty and effi­ci­en­cy of the Swiss heal­th­ca­re system, dise­a­se-rela­ted basic rese­arch and heal­th­ca­re rese­arch. A digi­ti­zed heal­th­ca­re system would enable a bet­ter under­stan­ding of the health, qua­li­ty of care and tre­at­ment needs of the Swiss popu­la­ti­on based on data. Set­ting the right prio­ri­ties in the imple­men­ta­ti­on of the Digi­S­an­té pro­gram adopted by Par­lia­ment in 2024 is all the more important