At the Health Promotion Board booth in Ang Mo Kio polyclinic, I had this conversation with the staff.
Staff - have you taken a blood test recently?
TKL - yes, at a private GP
Staff - what about colon examination?
TKL - I had a colonoscopy recently at Khoo Teck Kuat Hospital.
Staff - when was it?
TKL - I cannot remember. The hospital is within your same group. Don't you have access to this information?
Staff - No.
Well - why is the MOH launching the national electronic health record system, when simple information is not integrated? It sees that the Health Promotion Board is working in isolation and not having access to basic information like dates and status of health checks. Instead, they know want all doctors to record all visits.
Singapore is wasteful in our approach towards the Smart Nation.
Staff - have you taken a blood test recently?
TKL - yes, at a private GP
Staff - what about colon examination?
TKL - I had a colonoscopy recently at Khoo Teck Kuat Hospital.
Staff - when was it?
TKL - I cannot remember. The hospital is within your same group. Don't you have access to this information?
Staff - No.
Well - why is the MOH launching the national electronic health record system, when simple information is not integrated? It sees that the Health Promotion Board is working in isolation and not having access to basic information like dates and status of health checks. Instead, they know want all doctors to record all visits.
Singapore is wasteful in our approach towards the Smart Nation.
1 comment:
Sorry ,our top scholars are a bit slow.
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