Chinese medicine (CM) record is now included in eHealth!

Chinese medicine (CM) record is now included in eHealth!

Chinese medicine electronic health record sharing

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 System) 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.

In the current phase of CM information sharing, CM sharable domains include:

CM Diagnosis
CM Diagnosis
CM Procedure
CM Procedure
CMs Prescribing Record
CMs Prescribing Record
CMs Dispensing Record
CMs Dispensing Record
Encounter / Appointment Record
Encounter / Appointment Record
Allergy
Allergy
CMs Adverse Drug Reaction
CMs Adverse Drug Reaction

Learn more about CM development in eHealth

CM information sharing can

Build up lifelong and more comprehensive health records for you
Build up lifelong and more comprehensive health records for you
Enable more timely and accurate diagnoses and treatments for you
Enable more timely and accurate diagnoses and treatments for you
Support efficient and safe patient care
Support efficient and safe patient care
Facilitate integrated and collaborative patient-centered healthcare service
Facilitate integrated and collaborative patient-centered healthcare service

Advantage: Establish comprehensive Chinese and Western medicine health records

Advantage: Establish comprehensive Chinese and Western medicine (WM) 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

  1. Optimising the system, EC Connect, and continuously enhancing the CM related functionality of the eHealth App.
  2. Exploring the possibility of interoperability and sharing between Chinese medicine and Western medicine records.
Future development

Frequently asked questions

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  • What is/are the objectives of Chinese medicine information sharing in eHealth?
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    1. To facilitate computerisation and sharing of eHR among of Chinese medicine practitioners.
    2. To facilitate the information sharing of eHR between Chinese and Western medicine.
    3. To allow secondary use of clinical data.
  • What is the next step / development plan for Chinese medicine information sharing of eHR?
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    The development plan includes the following areas:

    1. Optimising the system, EC Connect, and continuously enhancing the CM related functionality of the eHealth App.
    2. Exploring the possibility of interoperability and sharing between Chinese medicine and Western medicine records.
  • When can the Chinese medicine information be shared in eHealth?
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    CM information has already been included in the scope of shareable data in eHealth since March 2022.

  • What kind of Chinese medicine information is shared to eHealth?
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    Currently, the following CM information is shared between CM practitioners via eHealth:

    1. CM Diagnosis
    2. CM Procedure
    3. CMs Prescribing Record
    4. CMs Dispensing Record
    5. Encounter / Appointment Record
    6. Allergy
    7. CMs Adverse Drug Reaction
  • What kind of patient's information can be accessed by CM practitioners in eHealth?
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    Currently, CM practitioners can access to following information in eHealth:

    1. Personal Identification and Demographic Data
    2. CM Diagnosis
    3. CM Procedure
    4. CMs Prescribing Record
    5. CMs Dispensing Record
    6. Encounter / Appointment Record
    7. Allergy and Adverse Drug Reaction
    8. Immunisation Record
    9. Clinical Note / Summary (only applicable to specific programmes)
    10. Observation (i.e. blood pressure and blood sugar records) and Lifestyle (i.e. smoking and drinking habit) Records