Slowly but surely, paper medical records are becoming a thing of the past. Following the introduction of the e-prescription, e-sick leave certificates and e-referrals, a pilot project for the e-record is now underway.
A doctor will have the patient’s complete medical history in front of them, thereby gaining much more quality time to focus on the patient and provide an appropriate diagnosis, Ivana Stašević Karličić, State Secretary at the Ministry of Health, told RTS.
The e-record has so far been introduced at the Primary Health Care Centre and the University Clinical Centre in Kragujevac, as well as at the Health Centre in Zaječar and the Health Centre in Gornji Milanovac.
Ivana Stašević Karličić, State Secretary at the Ministry of Health, stated that the introduction of the e-record will bring greater efficiency, transparency and security to the healthcare system, as well as more quality time for doctors to work with patients.
She emphasised that the electronic services already in operation have significantly improved the healthcare system and contributed to better protection of patients’ rights.
“Paperwork is becoming history, and with it the need for patients to go from place to place and deal with extensive administration. Doctors will have much more quality time to truly focus on their patients,” the State Secretary stressed.
She explained that through the e-record, a doctor will have access to a patient’s complete medical history.
“When you visit any doctor, they will have your entire history of visits to healthcare institutions in front of them. They will be able to get to know the patient properly and assess their health problem more thoroughly, which enables them to carry out an appropriate differential diagnosis,” Stašević Karličić said.
According to her, the new system will also be significant as a source of data for statistics, research and the creation of registers, enabling higher-quality planning of the healthcare system.
Speaking about security, she pointed out that electronic health data will be safer than paper documentation.
“Medical files used to be within everyone’s reach. Now the data are encrypted, there is a logging system, and only an authorised person – that is, a doctor to whom the patient has given consent to examine and treat them – can access the system,” the State Secretary said, adding that the legal basis rests on several regulations, including the Law on Personal Data Protection and the Law on Information Security.
The system is currently being tested at all three levels of healthcare – in primary health care centres, as well as at the University Clinical Centre in Kragujevac, the Health Centre in Zaječar and the Health Centre in Gornji Milanovac.
(Nova, 25.02.2026)
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