The Czech Ministry of Health is driving the digitalisation of the healthcare system. With the new EZKarta, citizens will in future be able to view and manage their preventive and screening examinations clearly and digitally. The aim is to promote prevention and make healthcare provision more efficient.
The Czech healthcare system is taking another step towards digitalisation and prevention. The Ministry of Health, together with the National Centre for Electronic Health (Národní centrum elektronického zdravotnictví) and the Institute for Health Information and Statistics (Ústav zdravotnických informací a statistiky), has presented new features of the electronic patient record EZKarta (CZ).
The core feature is the new section “My Health”, which allows citizens to view completed preventive and screening examinations clearly. The aim is to make access to preventive measures easier, increase participation rates in examinations, and give doctors a quicker overview of their patients’ medical history.
“This step will make healthcare provision more efficient, improve communication between actors in the healthcare system, and contribute to higher quality services,” explained Health Minister Vlastimil Válek at a press conference at the end of last week. According to the Minister, modern digital tools are intended to help citizens monitor their health better and respond to risks in good time.
With the amendment to the Law on the Electronisation of Healthcare, which comes into force in January 2026, key instruments will be introduced: an electronic vaccination record, digital referrals (e-Žádanka), and a central register for preventive examinations. The national health portal is intended to serve as a unified digital interface, while registers provide secure data and electronic referrals accelerate the flow of information between doctors.
In the coming months, the EZKarta will be expanded with personalised push notifications to remind citizens of outstanding examinations. In addition, the Ministry plans further features over the next two years, such as a reservation system, an interactive map of healthcare facilities, and additional service offerings.
With these measures, the government aims not only to expand the digital infrastructure but also to sustainably strengthen the culture of prevention among the population.
