digital health records Archives

13 January 2026

Malaysia

Digital Ministry Opens RM87m Tender For MySejahtera App Maintenance Over Three Years

The National Digital Department has opened an RM87 million tender for 3-year maintenance and operation of the MySejahtera app at MOH. Local and foreign companies can bid for the project that plans to develop many new features for patients and clinicians.

31 July 2025

Malaysia

RMK-13: RM40 Billion Allocation For Health, Taxes To Curb NCDs, Local Pharma

RMK-13 allocates RM40 billion to health over five years, with plans to expand domestic pharmaceutical production, increase the use of generics, and digitise the health care system. PM Anwar says taxes on sugar, tobacco, vape, alcohol aim to curb NCDs.

24 March 2025

Letter

Dr A Jai Mohan’s Health Care Digitalisation Contributions — Dr Ghazali Ahmad

The late Dr A Jai Mohan made significant contributions to health care digitalisation and EMR, like total health information systems beginning in Selayang Hospital, as well as life health records and lifetime health care plans, writes Dr Ghazali Ahmad.

5 February 2025

Malaysia

MOH Mulls Digital Medical Certificates, E-Prescriptions

MOH is exploring electronic medical certificates and prescriptions as part of health care digitalisation. However, legal and policy changes are needed to ensure their validity. "Everything is going 'e'," says MOH digital health director Dr Mahesh Appannan.

4 February 2025

Malaysia

MOH To Deploy Off-The-Shelf Cloud EMR Systems Across Public Health Facilities

MOH plans to adopt subscription-based cloud EMR systems for public hospitals and clinics, choosing off-the-shelf solutions over custom ones. Dr Mahesh Appannan says that while the MOH will use external platforms, it will retain full ownership of its data.

30 January 2025

Malaysia

Selayang Hospital Processes 4,000 Lab Samples Manually Daily

MOH's Dr Mahesh Appannan says Selayang Hospital’s outdated IT system highlights the need for a new subscription-based approach to digital maintenance. The hospital’s previous IT system worked for 15 years, but couldn't keep up. "We couldn't keep patching."

7 November 2024

Malaysia

Aged Public Hospitals Need ICT Wiring Before Full Digitalisation: TM One VP

MOH must go back to basics before implementing health care digitalisation. A TM One executive veep says many "very old" public hospitals lack the necessary infrastructure and must first install new ICT wiring before transitioning to digital health records.

Tag: digital health records

Digital Ministry Opens RM87m Tender For MySejahtera App Maintenance Over Three Years

RMK-13: RM40 Billion Allocation For Health, Taxes To Curb NCDs, Local Pharma

Dr A Jai Mohan’s Health Care Digitalisation Contributions — Dr Ghazali Ahmad

MOH Mulls Digital Medical Certificates, E-Prescriptions

MOH To Deploy Off-The-Shelf Cloud EMR Systems Across Public Health Facilities

Selayang Hospital Processes 4,000 Lab Samples Manually Daily

Aged Public Hospitals Need ICT Wiring Before Full Digitalisation: TM One VP

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