Access to medical data for military personnel is discussed in relation to the Unified State Health Information System, known as EGISZ. Reports from Kommersant reference a draft government resolution that outlines how health information gathered within this system could influence military administration and recordkeeping. The document signals a move toward more centralized digital handling of health data that affects conscripts and service members alike.
The central aim highlighted is to leverage information from the Uniform State Health Information System to create electronic personal files for conscripts. This approach is part of a larger push to digitize military records, streamlining the process of documenting health assessments and medical histories. The transition envisions a unified digital profile for each individual that can be accessed by authorized military and medical personnel as needed for service eligibility, medical evaluations, and ongoing health management within the armed forces.
Today, the protocol at military registration and enlistment offices involves consulting medical examination papers along with a physician’s report and health examination cards to determine a recruit’s eligibility for service. The emphasis in the new framework is less about enumerating specific paper documents and more about the secure, electronic retrieval of a person’s health data. The system would grant authorized officials the ability to view an electronic result derived from medical examinations or health data, thereby reducing paperwork and expediting decision making while maintaining data integrity and privacy safeguards.
Significantly, the proposed changes do not turn on listing particular documents alone. Instead, they focus on enabling controlled access to electronic health information across a service member’s lifecycle. This shift could influence how medical histories are stored, accessed, and updated, ensuring that medical clearances, health conditions, and relevant test results are available to the right people at the right time. The broader objective is to support timely and accurate determinations of fitness for duty, while also supporting the efficient management of military medical records within a digitized framework that respects privacy and security standards.
Previously, the Russian Ministry of Defense released a draft amendment to the compulsory military service regulation that addresses how health data is managed within military service. The ongoing discussion reflects a wider trend toward digital records in the defense sector, where digitization is seen as a path to more standardized procedures, faster processing, and clearer accountability for health-related decisions affecting conscripts and service members.