Health informatics

Amidst a shift toward digital healthcare practices, a new regulation mandates that doctors prescribe antibiotics solely through electronic prescription starting today. Previously issued paper prescriptions for antibiotics remain valid for 30 days and can still be filled in pharmacies across the country.

Two people have been remanded in custody after appearing before an investigating magistrate to answer charges of defrauding the National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY) of over €500,000 through the issuing of fake prescriptions.

The first international conference on active and healthy ageing was held in Ljubljana this week, addressing the subject of accessibility of healthcare in remote areas of the Adriatic-Ionian region and development of telemedicine through the lens of the international project SI4CARE. Participating countries signed an agreement for healthy ageing.

Doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals can apply to have their YouTube channels certified, the video sharing platform said on Oct. 27, in a push to limit misinformation on the site.

Koper – In Saturday’s commentary headlined Patients Not the Only Ones to Be Blamed for Waiting Times, the newspaper Primorske Novice says that the National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ) is also to be blamed for long waiting times, having done nothing to ensure a single system of referrals registration at national level.

Virtual reality is increasingly being used to train health care providers, assist with pain management and provide telemedicine across the globe

Turkey has unveiled a guideline that regulates telehealth services to be provided by eligible institutions.

The system allows patients to receive remote health services from institutions, which should meet necessary technical criteria to offer such help.

As of yesterday, February 7, the Ministry of Health is launching an online-based volunteer registration system to assist hospitals in the fight against COVID-19.

"There is a great deal of distrust among colleagues. When they listened to us, we hoped that the flow of patients would start to decrease every day. Doctors feel abandoned in their jobs and patients look for them only when they are infected and worried about their health and for their loved ones. Colleagues are tired and demotivated. "

Telehealth, online doctor consultancy services and online patient follow-up are among the rapidly rising trends in Turkey, according to experts.