The Argentine Superintendency of Health Services, has established that all medical prescriptions, including restricted prescription medications, tests, practices, procedures, and medical devices, must be issued exclusively in digital format.

This measure, which is part of the comprehensive digitalization of the healthcare system, is mandatory for the entire healthcare system, including professionals, providers, and platforms linked to social security and prepaid medical companies.

Prescriptions must be generated through authorized and interoperable systems, eliminating the use of paper, except in exceptional cases, such as areas without connectivity. Each prescription will have a Unique Prescription Identification Code (CUIR) and the patient's identification through their CUIL, which will allow for more precise traceability and control, improving transparency, information security, and treatment monitoring.

WHOM DOES IT IMPACT?

The direct impact is on patients and members, healthcare professionals, providers, social security plans and prepaid medical companies, and digital prescription platforms.

CONCLUSION:

The mandatory electronic prescription process marks a structural change in the Argentine healthcare system, ensuring greater traceability, safety, and efficiency in all medical prescriptions, with a direct impact on patients, professionals, and providers, who will have to quickly adapt to a completely digital environment.