From June 1, the health insurance card image on the VssID-BHXH digital application will be officially used for health insurance examination and treatment.

The document stated: On November 16, 2020, the Prime Minister announced the application "VssID - Digital Social Insurance" on mobile platforms. Speaking at the ceremony, the Prime Minister directed the Vietnam Social Security to coordinate with the Ministry of Health to study and fully deploy the health insurance card on the VssID application, ensuring both convenience and safety and information security.

Implementing the Prime Minister's direction, Vietnam Social Security has gradually completed the functions of VssID and directed provincial Social Security agencies to organize and promote the application of digital social insurance nationwide. Through the pilot use of health insurance cards onVssID applicationin 10 localities affected by recent floods has brought convenience to health insurance participants and medical facilities. In addition, confidentiality and safety when using are still guaranteed, limiting the abuse and profiteering of health insurance funds.

Therefore, based on the opinion of the Ministry of Health in Official Dispatch No. 4316/BYT-BH dated May 27, 2021 on the use of health insurance card images on the VssID application for health insurance examination and treatment, Vietnam Social Security requests provincial Social Security agencies to report to the Provincial People's Committee, coordinate with the Department of Health to direct health insurance facilities to implement, and send documents to health insurance facilities to agree on the following contents:

- From June 1, 2021, health insurance patients coming for medical examination and treatment can use imageshealth insurance cardon VssID application instead of using paper health insurance card;

- Medical facilities use a reader to scan the QR-Code or directly record the health insurance card number on the VssID application (in case the facility does not have a reader);

- Medical facilities have solutions to prevent abuse of health insurance funds; receive difficulties and problems during the implementation process, promptly report to the Social Insurance agency for coordination and resolution.

Directors of provincial Social Insurance direct specialized departments to promptly receive and handle difficulties and problems related to the use of VssID to ensure the rights of health insurance patients according to the direction of Vietnam Social Insurance in Official Dispatch No. 3137/BHXH-CNTT.

The official implementation of using the health insurance card image on the VssID application helps reduce the time for medical examination and treatment procedures for both participants and medical examination and treatment facilities. Illustrative photo

It is known that the pilot implementation of using the health insurance card image on the VssID application in medical examination and treatment in 10 flood-affected provinces in the Central Highlands in the recent past has brought convenience to health insurance participants and medical examination and treatment facilities. In addition, confidentiality and safety when using are guaranteed, limiting the abuse and profiteering of the health insurance fund.

The official implementation of the use of the health insurance card image on the VssID application in medical examination and treatment nationwide is a step that is truly in line with the requirements of administrative reform and digital transformation of the Vietnam Social Security sector. Card users do not have to worry about losing or forgetting their health insurance card as happened with paper health insurance cards; at the same time, it helps reduce the time for medical examination and treatment procedures for both participants and medical examination and treatment facilities, because the card has a QR code that automatically increases the resolution and brightness of the display to clarify the information on the health insurance card.

This implementation is especially important in helping people limit travel and avoid having to directly transact with the Social Insurance agency for activities related to paper health insurance cards in the context of the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic./.