The government approved a package of measures on Wednesday to advance digitalisation in the healthcare sector. The “DigiSanté” programme is expected to cost around CHF400 million ($452 million) between 2025 and 2034.

Parliament will decide on a corresponding commitment loan, as announced on Thursday. The federal government wants to use the money to consistently digitise health-related government services such as registers, reporting systems or information platforms and ensure that these can communicate with other IT systems. ...