He Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) It has a unique web platform in the country for the blood donation. It is distinguished because it allows you to register and generate appointments in the Central Banks and Collection Centers, through which the process is facilitated and the optimization of resources is guaranteed.
Dr. Óscar Zamudio Chávez, director of the Central Blood Bank of the National Medical Center (CMN) La Raza, pointed out that this tool also improves pre-registration, documentation and transfusion safety procedures in donation.
“Previously, the process for registering a donation was to manage your appointment through a call center, they called, an appointment was generated and it was manually registered in the Blood Bank, this took much more time since it had “The donor has to travel to be able to make his appointment.”
Results of the digital tool for blood donation in the IMSS
The software was implemented in 2021 in a joint effort between the Directorate of Medical Benefits (DPM) and the Directorate of Innovation and Technological Development (DIDT). With this, the information on all donations is stored: altruistic, regular and replacement donations.
Dr. Paola Joanna Castro Alba, head of the Outpatient Consultation and Diagnostic and Treatment Auxiliary area in the Third Level Blood services in the UMAE Coordination, highlighted that as of October 31 of this year, one million 150 thousand donors have used the tool, which also helps prevent the falsification of documents that occurred when registering manually.
The Institute’s Social Work staff is responsible for promoting the tool among the eligible population in hospital medical units, as well as guiding them on its use.
“Vulnerable groups, who do not have access to technology or are not familiar with it, the Social Work staff of the hospital units supports them to be able to make their appointment so they can attend the day and time that is most feasible for them,” said the teacher Érika Velázquez Becerril, Coordinator of Social Work Programs in High Specialty Medical Units of the IMSS.
Steps to follow for the digital registration of blood donation in the IMSS
As it is a web platform that does not require a physical installation, it can be used throughout the country. To make appointments for IMSS blood services, users can go to the page blood bank from their tablet, computer or smartphone, where they must enter their CURP and other identification data.
Despite all the benefits for blood donationregistration in IMSS It can also be done manually in Blood Banks.
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