To deploy electronic health record platform in Vietnam 2023

To deploy electronic health record platform in Vietnam 2023

According to Decision 1923/QD-BYT, the requirement to implement the Electronic Health Record Platform (VHR Platform) achieves the following main results and progress:

- Before June 1, 2023, ensure infrastructure, deploy an information system to map and convert FHIR resources for group data on basic medical information, and provide a programming interface for data connection and sharing .

- Before April 30, 2023:

+ Issue documents guiding medical examination and treatment facilities to collect and update basic medical information according to Decision 3074/QD-BYT dated 11/11/2022 prescribing the group of basic medical information in the National Insurance Database;

+ Direct 100% of medical examination and treatment facilities nationwide to send group data of basic medical information to the National Database of Periodic Insurance every day from May 1, 2023.

- Before June 1, 2023, establish an electronic health record database of the Ministry of Health, including a group of basic medical information standardized according to HL7 FHIR standards, and provide a software module with functions to help create and update personal health record information and report data for use by the Department of Health, district health centers, and commune health stations.

- Before June 1, 2023, complete the planning and guidelines for unified, synchronous use and effective exploitation of personal health record data for software used at commune health stations.

- In the year 2023, issue requirements, criteria and implement the integration of health record management information systems of units, organizations, and enterprises to ensure uniform management and enrichment of personal health record data.

More details can be found in Decision 1923/QD-BYT dated April 20, 2023.

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