David Cullinane
Question:1865. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implanting unique patient identifiers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35665/21]
View answerTuesday, 27 July 2021
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As a multi annual programme of work, the Individual Health Identifier (IHI) is a key enabler for integrated care and eHealth and supports good clinical outcomes through the unique and safe identification of patients who interact with the health system.
In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, the planned implementation of the IHI to many national systems was paused and instead, priority for IHI implementation was switched to the use in the Covid Track and Trace and Covid Vaccination Systems.
In that context, a capital funding allocation of €1,955,443 and a revenue funding allocation of €2,234,968 has been provided to the HSE in 2021 for the implementation of the IHI.