{"id":10583,"date":"2024-02-29T16:06:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T08:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicare-asia.com\/?p=10583"},"modified":"2024-02-29T16:18:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T08:18:30","slug":"better-care-for-you-with-national-electronic-health-records-nehr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/better-care-for-you-with-national-electronic-health-records-nehr\/","title":{"rendered":"Enabling Better Care for You with National Electronic Health Records (NEHR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10583\" class=\"elementor elementor-10583\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea2e269 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea2e269\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d7865d\" data-id=\"7d7865d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5716138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5716138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 24-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">It is common for many of us to visit multiple healthcare providers in our lifetime &#8211; from General Practitioner (GP) clinics and polyclinics, to specialist clinics, therapy centres, and hospitals. As a result, each of these providers will have some parts of our healthcare history. The National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) is a secure system that collects summary patient health records across different healthcare providers. This gives authorised healthcare professionals a holistic picture of your healthcare history. With \u201cOne Patient, One Health Record\u201d, your care team would be able to deliver safer, better and more personalised CARE for you.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717991b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"717991b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 24-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">What information is stored in the NEHR? <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04300dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04300dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NEHR receives and consolidates data from various healthcare institutions and national registries into a holistic health record. It includes information such as:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Admission and visit history<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hospital discharge summaries<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COVID-19 records<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laboratory test results<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radiology results <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d00c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09d00c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Who can access my records in the NEHR? <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc47ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cc47ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only authorized healthcare professionals who are providing care to you, should access your healthcare records in the NEHR.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af57ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6af57ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Can I access my own health records? If yes, how can I do so? <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8dd517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8dd517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can access some parts of your health record by logging in to HealthHub, a national one-stop health portal, at www.healthhub.sg or by downloading the HealthHub app available on iOS and Android platforms. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are a parent, you will be able to access your children\u2019s health records. If you have caregivers, you will also be able to grant access to your caregivers. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1d67c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b1d67c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">How can I be sure that the NEHR system is secure and that my records are kept confidential?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b4031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94b4031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rigorous security defenses designed according to industry best practices are in place to protect your data on the NEHR. These defenses are also regularly reviewed and enhanced. In addition, all healthcare professionals authorized to access the NEHR are bound by law and professional ethics to keep your record (whether hardcopy or electronic) strictly confidential. Accesses to your health record in the NEHR are logged and audited.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca09f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ca09f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Stories from patients that have benefitted from NEHR<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71574da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71574da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; The NEHR saved my life in a medical emergency! I remember being admitted to the A&amp;E department. My heartbeat was irregular. I couldn\u2019t breathe properly and I felt a terrible pain in my stomach. I was also delirious and could not remember the name of my asthma medication. Thankfully, my doctor found the information in the NEHR and discovered I was suffering the side effects of my medication. Because of the NEHR, I was diagnosed correctly, treated in time and survived the health scare! &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788abd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"788abd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to the NEHR, I received seamless care even though I had to move from one care provider to another. Only possible because important healthcare information is available in one place online. &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d9d8d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d9d8d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8221; <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I saw my GP to treat a urine infection, when based on my symptoms, he suspected that I may have diabetes. So I was referred to a polyclinic near my home and was later sent to a Specialist Outpatient Clinic. To my surprise, the experience was seamless and convenient. No need for repetitive tests. Smooth, stress-free and very reassuring to know all my healthcare providers are on the same page! &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff8df4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ff8df4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Vanda Clinic Management System (CMS)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c042e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c042e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As Vanda is currently integrated with NEHR, which means that clinical data created in Vanda will be synchronized to NEHR.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608841c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"608841c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 24-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"74\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/vanda-logo-png-300x74.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10595\" alt=\"Vanda Clinic Management System\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e4e29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2e4e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/contact\/\">Sign Up for Vanda Now!<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reference: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synapxe.sg\/healthtech\/national-programmes\/national-electronic-health-record-nehr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Synapxe<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is common for many of us to visit multiple healthcare providers in our lifetime &#8211; from General Practitioner (GP) clinics and polyclinics, to specialist clinics, therapy centres, and hospitals. 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