In brief

• The Ministry of Health has made the integration documentation for the central e-queue for planned hospitalisations available.
• Patients join the queue via IKP or mojeIKP, or through a healthcare facility, after an e-referral has been issued.
• The e-referral is to receive new statuses, an expiry date, and the ability to attach EDM document identifiers.

One queue instead of separate lists in hospitals

The central e-queue (CeK) is to maintain a single record of the order of admissions for planned hospital treatment (Dokumentacja integracyjna dla centralnej e-kolejki – ezdrowie.gov.pl (CEZ)). A patient waiting for surgery or hospitalisation will not need to register separately at each facility, and their place in the queue will be visible in one system.

How to join the queue

The process starts with issuing a referral. The patient then applies to CeK via the Internet Patient Account (IKP) or mojeIKP, or through a facility acting on their behalf, and indicates the chosen healthcare provider.

What happens after the referral

The hospital receives the application passed on by the system. After setting an admission date, the facility enters it into CeK, and it also records every change of date in the system. Once the patient is admitted, the actual admission date is saved.

Changes to the e-referral

As part of the changes, the e-referral is to receive new statuses and an expiry date. It will also be possible to attach identifiers of documents from the Electronic Medical Documentation (EDM) to it.

What this means for the patient

The documentation concerns the technical side of the implementation. Patients will only see how the system works day to day once it has been launched.