Current State and Main Directions of Digital Transformation of the Healthcare System of Ukraine
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The article examines the current state and main directions of digital transformation of the healthcare system of Ukraine amid healthcare sector reform, European integration, and martial law. It substantiates that healthcare digitalization is an important direction of public administration modernization that contributes to improving the accessibility, transparency, efficiency, and continuity of healthcare services. The main components of digital transformation in the sector are identified, including the functioning of the Electronic Healthcare System (EHS), electronic medical records, electronic prescriptions, electronic referrals, digital services for patients and healthcare professionals, as well as mechanisms for verifying medical data. The dynamics of EHS development and the scale of digital healthcare tools utilization are analyzed. A significant increase in the number of electronic medical records was established, from 672 million in 2022 to 4.99 billion in 2025, indicating the active formation of a unified digital healthcare environment. The analysis of electronic referrals demonstrated their increase from 20.1 million in 2020 to 233.8 million in 2024, confirming the widespread implementation of digital technologies in the organization and coordination of healthcare services. A positive trend in the use of electronic prescriptions was identified: the number of redeemed prescriptions increased from 9.2 million in 2019 to 16.2 million in 2025. The state of data verification was analyzed, establishing that in 2026, 33.55 million patients, or 97% of registered individuals, had their data verified through at least one state registry. More than 393,000 healthcare professionals also successfully passed verification. The level of healthcare facilities’ integration into the EHS was examined, demonstrating extensive coverage of Ukraine’s healthcare infrastructure by digital services. It is substantiated that the development of the digital healthcare system contributes to improving the efficiency of public administration, the quality of information support for managerial decision-making, the transparency of resource utilization, and the accessibility of healthcare services.
Source: Society and Security
Author: I. Dmytrenko
Institution: Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7204178877