SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 10 December (EUROPA PRESS) –
The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, together with the Minister of Health for the Canary Islands Government, Esther Monzón, introduced the new viewer for the Unified Clinical History of the Canary Islands Health Service this Tuesday. This technological advancement has been highly sought after by professionals from both hospitals and health centres across the archipelago, who previously did not have full access to their patients’ records.
“With the launch of this tool, the technological barrier for health management and care is dismantled, demonstrating our commitment to providing closer, more efficient, and equitable healthcare for all residents of the Canary Islands,” the president emphasised.
Furthermore, it enables us to “enhance our public health service, taking a significant step towards a more effective, sustainable, and patient-oriented health model,” he remarked.
As detailed by the Minister of Health, “the Unified Clinical History viewer consolidates all clinical data of patients within the Canarian Health Service into a single, easily accessible portal for professionals, which is continually updated, including the complete medical history of each user due to the digital records maintained at each health centre or hospital.”
Among other features, the viewer encompasses all medical and nursing reports, examinations conducted, radiodiagnostic tests, patient allergies, their health issues and active diagnoses in the various facilities where they may be receiving care, along with the specialties that are addressing their health concerns, and the details surrounding the incidents that necessitated their attendance at consultations or emergency services at both health centres and hospitals, as well as any interconsultation requests made.
PILOT SCHEME
Esther Monzón explained that “the initiative commences today with a pilot scheme involving the Oncology services of the Canary Islands University Hospital, the General Hospital of La Palma, and the Breña Baja health centre, which currently has 4,441 users with a health card. The project will be expanded throughout 2025 as its development progresses to all hospitals and health centres in the Canary Islands.”
However, professionals at HUC “will have access to the clinical records of all SCS users, irrespective of their place of residence,” she clarified.
Following a meticulous production and testing phase, along with training for the involved professionals, this process is beginning with HUC, as it operates a different computer system from the remainder of the SCS hospital network, “which initially presented the greatest challenge for the implementation of the Unified Clinical History Viewer,” stated Monzón.
This obstacle has been successfully addressed, meaning that for the first time, records of HUC patients can be made accessible to the rest of the SCS hospital and Primary Care network, according to a Government announcement.
BENEFITS
The primary benefits of this initiative are that all professionals, including doctors, nurses, and midwives, will be able to access the complete medical history of their patients, even if care has been provided at a centre other than their designated one.
The Unified Medical History will be available across levels of care.
Henceforth, professionals in health centres will have access to all clinical information regarding their patients from hospitals, even if treatment was received outside their health area.
Similarly, hospital staff will be able to view the guidelines from health centre specialists in the Clinical History viewer since all data is integrated.
NEW APP FOR SCS USERS
Enhancements in computer systems also extend to the applications available for SCS users. Previously, there were three applications: miSCS, miHistoria, and Citaprevia, which have now been merged into a single app.
From now on, miSCS will incorporate all digital health services, including both personal and unified medical histories, alongside the ability to book appointments with health centre professionals, as well as options for modification and cancellation.
Consequently, users will find their clinical data, diagnostic tests, analyses, treatment plans, allergies, vital signs, health habits, vaccination records, history, active diagnoses, and clinical reports (discharges, external consultations, emergencies) within the app.
The modifications to miSCS boost its usability and ensure that its content remains up to date.
The digital services integrated into miSCS are accessible through mobile applications available on iOS and Android downloading platforms.
