Portal gives Singaporeans access to health records

 19-Oct-15, Today 

In an effort to encourage Singaporeans to take greater ownership of their own health and enhance health literacy, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Health Promotion Board have launched an online portal that gives users secured access to personal health records and a repository of health and wellness articles.

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HealthHub allows users who log in with their SingPass to view their hospital discharge summaries, laboratory test results for chronic diseases and screening records for the past six months. It also displays the user’s future medical appointments, but it does not send push notifications nor allows users to change appointment dates — features the MOH and HPB aim to introduce in future.

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 Elsevier APAC Healthcare Update