Swiss National Council approves legal reboot of electronic patient dossier
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What happened
The National Council backed a new legal basis and governance reset for the electronic patient dossier on 14 September 2026. The measure is intended to replace parts of the existing model that produced low participation and uneven cantonal and provider integration.
Why it matters
The vote advances Switzerland's national framework for sharing patient records across providers. A functioning dossier system would improve data availability for care coordination, public-health operations and digital service delivery, while delays in the next stages would prolong fragmentation.
On 14 September 2026, Switzerland's National Council approved a restart of the electronic patient dossier (EPD) under a new federal law and revised governance model. The vote moves forward a long-delayed national health-data infrastructure project that has faced weak uptake, fragmented implementation and repeated credibility problems. The file now shifts from parliamentary approval toward the next institutional and legislative steps needed to make the system operational under a more centralized framework.
Watch for
Council of States health committee communication on whether it endorses the National Council text or tables amendments by 2026-09-18 Federal Office of Public Health publication of implementation parameters for EPD governance, financing or technical standards by 2026-09-18 Conference of Cantonal Health Directors acknowledgement of support or objections to the revised federal model by 2026-09-18 No Federal Chancellery notice of a referendum committee launch against the new EPD law by 2026-09-18
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