The National Council approved on 7 March 2024 a sum of 392 million Swiss francs over 10 years for Digisanté, a program promoting digital transformation in healthcare (see “DigiSanté: Promoting digital transformation in healthcare” country update for more details). The bill then moved to the Council of States, which approved it on 29 May 2024.
The initial phase, ongoing until the end of 2024, focuses on laying the groundwork for a successful digital transformation by addressing current challenges. Around 50 different projects are grouped into four comprehensive packages of measures.
- Prerequisites for Digital Transformation: Establishing an essential foundation, including a broad strategy, legal and organizational frameworks, and a target architecture while maintaining data security.
- National Infrastructure: Developing infrastructure for secure and seamless data exchange, including registers, interfaces, and applications, while achieving legal interoperability across the data space.
- Digitizing Government Services: Improving the quality and efficiency of data exchange between authorities and healthcare providers, facilitating quicker data transmission for policymakers, and enhancing communication within the healthcare industry.
- Secondary Use for Planning, Management, and Research: Utilizing health data for planning and managing the healthcare system, enhancing access for researchers, and improving databases and analysis tools.
The implementation phase is scheduled for 1 January 2025.