Starting October 1, 2025, all hospitals nationwide will be required to implement electronic prescriptions. This requirement is a new regulation under Circular No. 26/2025/TT-BYT, dated June 30, 2025, issued by the Ministry of Health on prescriptions and the prescribing of pharmaceutical drugs and biological products in outpatient treatment at medical examination and treatment facilities. By September 30, 2025, all medical facilities must complete the rollout of electronic medical records and electronic health records integrated into the VNeID application. This endeavor marks an important step in the health sector’s digital transformation, aiming toward more coordinated, transparent, and efficient management.
The simultaneous implementation of electronic prescriptions and electronic medical records requires medical facilities to make comprehensive investments in information technology infrastructure, ensuring stable connections and server systems strong enough to store and secure data. Additionally, management software must be compatible with national medical data standards, enabling seamless connectivity between facilities. Human resources are also a decisive factor. Therefore, doctors, nurses, and medical staff need to be trained to operate the system proficiently, ensuring quick and efficient use in a high-pressure working environment. Specifically, protecting patients’ personal information must be a top priority, meeting cybersecurity safety standards.
Once fully and uniformly implemented, medical data will become a valuable resource for research, epidemic forecasting, and public health policy planning. Electronic prescription and medical record systems will enable authorities to more easily detect irregularities in prescribing, curb the overuse of antibiotics, and optimize health insurance costs.
For the public, this is a step forward in changing examination and treatment habits. Storing the entire treatment history on an electronic platform will be an advantage when changing medical facilities, traveling for work, or going on vacation, as records are always available and consistent. However, challenges in implementing electronic medical records and electronic prescriptions remain significant, especially at grassroots medical facilities and small private clinics where technology infrastructure is still limited. Therefore, ensuring progress and quality in implementation requires strong technical, financial, and training support from the Ministry of Health, along with proactive measures from each locality.
For Dong Nai, a province with a large number of both public and private medical facilities, meeting the deadline for implementing electronic medical records and electronic prescriptions is not only a legal requirement but also a commitment to improving service quality for the people. It is also an opportunity for the province’s health sector to undergo a comprehensive transformation, keeping pace with modernization trends in public health management and care. Electronic prescriptions and medical records are not merely support tools, but the “key” to opening a new chapter for the health sector, one that is more transparent, more efficient, and places the patient at the very center.
By: Minh Ngoc
Translated by: Thu Hien - Minho
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