NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT AND ACTION PLAN 45 2.5 E-HEALTH ... The world created so far has problems which cannot be solved if one thinks in the way he used to think at a time the world was created… Albert Einstein 2.5.1 Current situation Development of the Macedonian Health Information System (MHIS), including the establishing electronic procedures and securing electronic services, shall be accompanied with the institutional organisation and development plans of the Health sector in the Republic of Macedonia, presented on the graph below: SHSI Medical Chamber Empolyment Bureau Dentist Chamber Republic Health Insurance Fund Pharmaceut. Chamber Bureau for Medicines Food Agency inistry of Health Private Health Insurance Fund 1 State Pension Insurance Fund Private Pension Insurance Fund 1 Pharmacies Public Health Institute Private Health I nsurance Fund 2 Employers Statistics Offiice Private Health Insurance Fund... Ministry of Finance Insured beneficiaries Health Care Institutions The Ministry of Health (MH) has a central role in the system, which creates and implements the policy in the health sector through respective agencies and institutions. The Republic Health Insurance Fund (HIF) is responsible for: 1. executing the policies in respect to the health insurance established by the MH, and 2. collecting funds and payment of the health care related expenses to the insured beneficiaries. In future, it is probable that an additional private health insurance shall take place, through setting-up of private health insurance funds. The MH, with participation of all relevant stakeholders shall manage introduction of electronic services in the health sector. NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT AND ACTION PLAN