Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa moots a digital system that can capture all digital information in MOH facilities, adding that MOH’s digital pilot project in Negeri Sembilan will be expedited.
Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni says Negeri Sembilan will act as a pilot location to test the government’s electronic medical records rollout plan, with plans for expansion to multiple hospitals and clinics in 2024.
Selangor Public Health & Environment Exco Jamaliah Jamaluddin says the state government is considering turning Selangkah into a super app to encompass services from health care to parking payments, but won't rush the process to preserve public confidence.
HSI’s server was down Feb 20-24. Now that the server is back up, we have to manually insert patient notes from the BCS system, which we used during server downtime, back to the main server. I can't stress enough how much time it took just for one patient.
Like the Emergency Medical Hologram on Star Trek Voyager as they journeyed through the Delta Quadrant, BHIS was forced to support the entire Selayang Hospital for far longer than it was meant to, including through the crazy months of the Delta wave.
Once a fully paperless flagship hospital back in 1999, Selayang Hospital’s electronic medical record (EMR) system, which was not upgraded, has deteriorated, forcing multiple processes to go manual. Four doctors say this delays and compromises patient care.
MPs ask for a digitised health care system, development of health infrastructure in Sabah, upgrades for public health clinics, and Covid-19 precautionary measures in schools.