Chinese Medicine Practitioners can access to Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine data in eHealth!
Chinese medicine electronic health record sharing
To facilitate the sustainable development of CM sector, CM record is now included in the scope of sharable data in Electronic Health System (eHealth) by phases. With your joining consents, your healthcare providers (HCPs) may provide sharable data into your eHealth account. Meanwhile, you may allow access to your eHealth records by authorised HCPs. Currently, Chinese Medicine Practitioners who have registered in eHealth can access not only your Chinese Medicine records but also your Western Medicine records (such as examination reports, imaging reports, and medication records, etc.) after you have given sharing consent to the healthcare provider.
In the current phase of CM information sharing, CM sharable domains include:
CM information sharing can
Advantage: Establish comprehensive Chinese and Western medicine health records
Enable quick access to essential medical records
With your sharing consents, CM HCPs can access your past essential medical records through eHealth, assisting CM practitioners to provide efficient and safe healthcare service to you.More timely and accurate diagnoses and treatments
eHealth allows sharing of CM health information between different CM HCPs, enabling more timely and accurate diagnoses and treatments.Continuous care and services
CM information sharing improves communication and sharing of health information among HCPs, enabling you to obtain continuous care and services from CM HCPs who have participated in eHealth.Future development
- Continuously enhancing the system EC Connect
- Inclusion of CM related functionality in eHealth App.
- Exploring the possibility of interoperability and sharing between Chinese medicine and Western medicine records.
Frequently asked questions
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What is/are the objectives of Chinese medicine information sharing in eHealth?Expand
- To facilitate computerisation and sharing of eHR among of Chinese medicine practitioners.
- To facilitate the information sharing of eHR between Chinese and Western medicine.
- To allow secondary use of clinical data.
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What is the next step / development plan for Chinese medicine information sharing of eHR?Expand
The development plan includes the following areas:
- Continuously enhancing the system EC Connect
- Inclusion of CM related functionality in eHealth App.
- Exploring the possibility of interoperability and sharing between Chinese medicine and Western medicine records.
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When can the Chinese medicine information be shared in eHealth?Expand
CM information has already been included in the scope of shareable data in eHealth since March 2022.
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What kind of Chinese medicine information is shared to eHealth?Expand
Currently, the following CM information is shared between CM practitioners via eHealth:
- CM Diagnosis
- CM Procedure
- CMs Prescribing Record
- CMs Dispensing Record
- Encounter / Appointment Record
- Allergy
- CMs Adverse Drug Reaction
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What kind of patient's information can be accessed by CM practitioners in eHealth?Expand
CM practitioners can access to following information in eHealth:
- Personal identification and demographic data
- Allergies and adverse drug reactions *
- Diagnosis *
- Procedures *
- Medication *
- Encounters / appointments
- Clinical note / summary
- Birth records
- Immunisation records
- Laboratory reports
- Radiology reports
- Other investigation reports
- Healthcare referrals
- Observation and lifestyle records
* Including Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine Records