SiNCP

Project Title: SiNCP – Action 2017-SI-IA-0107

Official Website of the Project: https://health.ec.europa.eu/ehealth-digital-health-and-care/electronic-cross-border-health-services_en

Project Description

The SiNCP project aims to establish and manage the National Contact Point for eHealth (NCPeH). The tasks of this contact point include the cross-border exchange of medical documents, i.e. currently patient summaries (PPoP) and e-prescriptions. In the future, it is possible to extend the exchange to other medical documentation. Through established protocols and appropriate IT solutions, the national contact point will facilitate the cross-border exchange of PPOPs and e-prescriptions in EU Member States, thus contributing to a better quality of health treatment of Slovenian citizens abroad and foreigners in Slovenia.

Added Value

The upcoming Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) identifies cross-border exchange of health data as one of the cornerstones of modern patient healthcare in the European space. Slovenia also recognised the potential of establishing such an exchange before the EHDS Regulation announced the mandatory implementation of cross-border exchange for all EU Member States.

The project will clarify and define the legal aspect of the international exchange of clinical documents and medical documentation. The technical infrastructure for cross-border exchange and the organisational structure of the National Contact Point for eHealth will be developed to oversee the international exchange.

Expected Results and Materials

The key outcome of the project will be the exchange of documents with other EU countries. The aim is to start the transmission of patient summaries and e-prescriptions. After the successful implementation of these transfers, we will work on extending cross-border exchange services with other documents.

Some general information on the use of cross-border exchange services can be found at MyHealth@EU:

Information for patients and healthcare professionals – https://health.ec.europa.eu/other-pages/basic-page/myhealtheu-flyer-addressed-patients-and-health-professionals_en

Frequently Asked Questions – https://health.ec.europa.eu/document/download/d4e2343d-fa08-4df9-baeb-b01536ba042f_en?filename=myhealth_qa_en.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions on Reimbursement of Cross-Border Treatments – https://health.ec.europa.eu/document/download/6e519bb1-2bc2-4956-9e07-836d6977da40_en?filename=qa_reimbursement_en.pdf

Project Duration: 1 July 2018–31 December 2023

Supporting Organisation: National Institute of Public Health (NIJZ)

Funding: The SiNCP project was co-financed by the European Union under the CEF Telekom 2017 programme.