EOPY: Postponement for a month in the operation of the new medical appointment platform via EDDIA, due to reactions

In early February (01.02.2025) the operation of his new platform will eventually begin through the EDICA for medical appointments, rather than from 1 January as planned. The decision was made by the political leadership of the Ministry of Health and the Board of Directors of the EEAY, in order to provide time for better information of doctors and patients. CORVERSE The announcement of the CEO of EOPY, Theanos Karpodine, in the expiration of time for the new way of dating, as well as for the interconnection of compensation with the Agency from the beginning of 2025, caused severe reactions from individuals and contracting doctors, thus deciding to suspend the launch of the platform. See: Protest of the Association of OOPY physicians for appointments via gov.gr: Problems for doctors and insured persons With the new platform, doctors argue, they will increase their work to an extent that they cannot cope with the needs of patients. The Panhellenic Medical Association (PIS) even urged its members to ignore the new way the platform operates. CORVERSE “Because the doctor-patient relationship is unique, an inconceivable element for bureaucrats, I KNOW them and continue to serve your patients normally,” says PS in a relevant announcement. Suspension in the implementation of the Decision on 1 February 2025 The Ministry of Health’s political leadership was forced to be put on hold of the launch of the platform, following the reactions of doctors. The Board of Directors of the Association of Eleftherios Cardiologists of Greece argues that in communication with the Management of EOPY with the Ministry of Health, it was informed that the implementation of the new platform is suspended for 1/2/2025, and in space there will be an information to doctors about the platform. “We have expressed our objections to the difficulty of applying this platform by which clinical laboratory physicians are called (e.g. Cardiologists, Pneumonologists, Physiotheri etc.) to declare hours that will accept patients, even though this is not provided for in their contract, as well as the inability to plan the examination without prior prior consultation with the patient, since in many cases the patient must also do medical acts such as Triplex, fatigue test, spiraling etc., the problem becomes more intense over psychiatric patients and their specificity,” Cardiologists and add: “EOPY’s surprise announcement on New Year’s Eve afternoon, with its implementation from the next day, i.e. in 12 hours, is unprecedented. We have stated that for any change in the prescription and operational programmes there must be consultation and information rather than surprise for the good of Public Health.” EEAY: How doctors will be compensated and why they react According to the new decision of the EEAY, compensation for contracted doctors will now be directly linked to the completion of appointments. Through the interface (WS) OFIKA-EOPY, there will be an automatic update of the executed appointments, while there will be the limit of 200 visits monthly exclusively for the appointments planned electronically. Doctors will continue to submit the physical log of visits, but manual registration will no longer be required at EDPY. No longer, deletion or manual modification of visits is possible, ensuring integrity and accuracy in data. The Panhellenic Medical Association (PIS), however, states that the fees offered by EOPY do not justify such bureaucratic requirements: ‘The fees offered by EEAY since 2012 do not in any case justify such bureaucratic requirements. As no contract has been declared for a clinician since 2012 to date – despite the State’s public commitments the work volume is dissuasive for such management. This Decision has no legal basis, when the same Organization since May 2022 violates its legal obligation to enter into a Collective Labour Convention with the Panhellenic Medical Association”, the doctors specifically conclude. Source: Janna Sulaki / Iatropedia.gr