Furthermore, its opening will be free for all people domiciled in Switzerland.
In its session of 28 June 2023, the Federal Council put a revision to this effect of the Federal Law on the CIP up for consultation.
The computerized patient record is an important tool of thehealth care.
All relevant information for treatment purposes can be recorded and consulted at any time.
The goal is to significantly increase the quality and safety of medical care.

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In August 2021, a decisive input from the Federal Council for the dissemination and use

In August 2021, the Federal Council decided to promote the dissemination and use of CIP by means of various measures and, to this end, revised the Federal Act on the Computerized Patient Record.
To increase the benefits for the population and sanitary system, the Federal Council proposes a complete revision of the LCIP.
Plus i health data are available simply and reliably, the greater the benefits for patients who always have an overview of their medical data, from laboratory values ​​to surgery reports to drug prescriptions.

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The CIP will also be mandatory for doctors' offices, pharmacies, physiotherapists and chiropractors

Already today, all hospitals, maternity homes and nursing homes are required to use the CIP and to enter all information relevant to treatment in it.
In the future, the Computerized Patient Record will be prescribed throughout treatment path, and therefore also for outpatient service providers such as doctors, pharmacists, physiotherapists and chiropractors, who have to affiliate with a CIP provider and register information about treatments as well as related data and results.
As decided by the Swiss Parliament, the registration takes place in a decentralized manner with the appropriate certified providers, the so-called reference communities or communities.
There are currently eight such providers.
Their certification is the responsibility of accredited certification bodies.
The cantons must check whether all practices, pharmacies and other outpatient service providers are affiliated.

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It will be opened automatically and free of charge for people living in Switzerland

The CIP will be opened automatically and free of charge for all people living in Switzerland and are subject to compulsory health or military insurance.
Each person will then decide independently which ones health professionals grant access to your own Computerized Patient Record.
The cantons will open a CIP for the population domiciled in their territory.
Persons who do not intend to open one can lodge an objection against the opening in their canton.
This opt-out model makes it possible to promote the dissemination and use of the CIP, making it a pillar of thehealth care.

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Long-term financing and division of Confederation-cantons responsibilities

The revision of the law also aims to clarify the division of powers between the Confederation and the cantons as well as the financing of the CIP.
Going forward, federal authorities will coordinate and fund further development of the contents of the Computerized Patient Record.
The cantons will be responsible for financing the reference community and will ensure that at least one of them is active on their territory.

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Strict data protection and security requirements, but more freedom for the individual actor

Security has the highest priority for the Federal Council.
Protection and data security they must therefore be guaranteed for CIP.
The highest safety standards already apply to it which, being enshrined in the law, can also be imposed at a legal level.
Providers of Computerized Patient Records must meet strict legal requirements regarding technical and organizational aspects and ensure safety also to the users who use it.
The rigor in matters of data protection and security will be maintained with the revision of the law.
The medical data recorded in the CIP is essentially of interest to researchers.
With the revision of the law, the holders of a Computerized Patient Record will be able, with their explicit consent, to make available for research purposes non-anonymous medical data contained therein.
The consultation procedure on the draft revision will end on 19 October 2023.

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