E-Health System Update – 2025 Summary
Here’s a summary of the key updates and statistics regarding the Latvian E-Health system in 2025, based on the provided text:
Overall Trends:
* Increased Digitalization: The E-Health system continues to expand, with more data being submitted and accessed digitally.
* Growth in Specific Areas: Significant increases were observed in e-prescriptions, laboratory examination reports, and medical documents.
* Cross-Border Functionality: E-prescriptions are now usable across several EU member states, with a 60% increase in cross-border data exchange compared to 2024.
Key Statistics (2025):
* E-prescriptions:
* Over 18 million e-prescriptions issued.
* Pharmacies dispensed over 15 million e-prescriptions (250,000 more than in 2024).
* 2,419 Latvian e-prescriptions used abroad.
* 1,295 foreign e-prescriptions used in Latvia.
* Laboratory Examination Reports:
* 530,000 reports submitted to E-Health.
* 4.7 million laboratory test reports available for access.
* 25 institutions currently submitting reports.
* Visual Diagnostic Examinations & Conclusions:
* 1.3 million visual diagnostic examinations submitted.
* 1.8 million conclusions on visual diagnostic data submitted.
* Increase of 15,000 examinations and 300,000 conclusions compared to 2024.
* Epicrisis (Stationary Extracts):
* Over 440,000 epicrisis submitted to the E-Health system.
* Four-fold increase in circulation of electronic epicrisis after April 1, 2025 (when submission became mandatory for additional hospitals).
* E-Disability Pages: Fewer pages were opened compared to 2024.
Key Improvements & Initiatives:
* Cross-Border E-Prescription Use: Expanded to include Estonia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Spain, Lithuania, and Portugal, with more countries joining.
* Mandatory Epicrisis Submission: New hospitals required to submit stationary extracts/epicrisis to E-Health, improving data accessibility.
* Increased Data Accessibility: More data available to medical personnel, preventing duplicate tests and reducing burden on patients.
Further Facts:
* Detailed statistics are available in the E-Health section: https://eveseliba.gov.lv/sakums/about-portal/e-vesel%C4%ABbas-statistika
* Information on laboratory test result reports: https://eveseliba.gov.lv/sakums/laboratorisko-izmekl%C4%93jumu-rezult%C4%81ti