Healthcare in crisis: SISS malfunction complicates general medicine
Healthcare System in Crisis: Disruptions for Family Doctors and Patients Today, Monday, September 8, the week has started with significant difficulties for general practitioners and citizens in need of prescriptions or certificates. From the early hours of the morning, the regional SISS computer system, essential for the digital management of medical prescriptions and certifications, experienced a malfunction that rendered regular operations in clinics impossible. The outage was reported around 8:30 AM, and the relevant authorities described the situation as a “widespread service disruption,” which is currently under investigation by technicians.
The interruption forced doctors to revert to using traditional paper prescriptions, the “red ones,” which are now insufficient to meet demand as they have gradually been replaced by the digital system. This led to a significant slowdown in clinic operations, resulting in longer wait times for patients and further complicating management for healthcare workers. Authorities are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.