On Wednesday, September 20, eHealth in the Ukrainian electronic healthcare system has started registration for primary care physicians who will then be able to register their patients' cards, the Ukrainian Health Ministry reported..

The system will work in the test mode until April 2018. During this period, eHealth registration will take place on a voluntary basis.

From now on, doctors of 367 primary health care institutions can start registering themselves and making their patients'. This tool will form the basis for a new model for financing medical institutions in Ukraine.

In addition to registering doctors and patient declarations, the eHealth system will offer the primary care physician an electronic program support tool during the autumn. Available medicines.

"EHealth will provide support for the introduction of the principle" money goes to the patient "on the primary link, which will allow more efficient financing of medicine. These changes are designed to establish a fair relationship between the doctor and the patient, in which the first will receive an honest, decent pay for their work, and the second - quality medical services, "- noted. Minister of Health Ulyana Suprun.

It is noted that the basic set of electronic services for doctors, as well as patients' access to the system, will be free of charge.

According to the bills that are awaiting adoption in the Verkhovna Rada, from August 1, 2018, doctors will be paid for their services in accordance with the number of declarations registered in the system.