Peter Lukáč has been the new director of the National Health Information Centre since 12 April 2023. By decision of the State Secretary of the Slovak Republic Michal Palkovič will be the head of the NCZ single-person statutory body, the director, thus returning the institution to a well-established and efficient model of management of subordinate institutions.
The decision of the State Secretary of the Slovak Republic was amended by the Act of Establishment of NCZI, which ofThe three-member Board of Directors repealed and the institution will be managed by the Director. Pending the tender procedure, which must take place within six months, NCZI will be led by Peter Lukáč.
On 11 April 2023 Marek Macho finished his position as CEO of the NCZI. In the course of last week, i.e. before the decision to amend the Establishment Letter, she asked to be released from her position as CEO of Barbor Mareková. Function of third member The Board of Directors has not been filled since its establishment.
Peter Lukáč led the NCZI since November 2021 after he succeeded in the public tender. He ceased his post in December 2022 after the modification of the NCZI establishment document and since January 2023 he was an employee of the institution. The role of the new Director will be, inter alia, to improve the processes for collecting and filling health registers, including the National Cancer Register, but also to improve eHealth services.
Return to the single-person statutory body of the director of the NCZI was followed by the management of the Ministry after having failed after more than three months to manage the institution through the Collective Board of Directors.