Integrated Health Information Systems

The National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) is a secure system that collects and organizes patient health care records into a single system and is managed by IHiS. This gives authorised healthcare professionals a holistic picture of a patients’ healthcare history. NEHR has become the digital backbone of Singapore’s healthcare system and a critical node for continuity of care.[3]

In 2015, IHiS established the HealthHub, a web portal and mobile application for national health information and services. It allows Singaporeans to view evidence-based health and wellness information, access health records, and perform transactions across public healthcare clusters such as appointments, bill payments and refilling of medication.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

During the COVID-19, the IHiS developed several healthtech projects including, the Command, Control, and Communications (C3) System, which was co-developed by Tan Tock Seng Hospital and the IHiS, a healthtech project that provides real-time visibility on patient flow, staff deployment and inventory in a public hospital, giving an overview of the situation to decision makers. Key dashboards and monitors enable them to coordinate and provide better care for patients at a systemic level. Co-developed by and IHiS.[10][11] One of the projects was the GPConnect system was transferred to IHiS following the merger of ISD and IHiS in November 2016, an integrated IT system that comprises a Clinic Management System (CMS) and an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system originally developed under MOH Holdings - Information Systems Division (ISD) to support daily GP clinic operations. In January 2021, GPConnect was adopted and deployed within 2 weeks as the national EMR system for Singapore's COVID-19 vaccination operations (VacOps).[12][5][8][13] As well the VacOps program which was established to support Singapore's vaccination operations (VacOps ), with an aim to deploy various HealthTech solutions to multiple vaccination centers (VCs), public health preparedness clinics (PHPCs) and polyclinics. IHiS also tech-enabled mobile vaccination teams (MVTs) to visit community care facilities (CCF) such as nursing homes and residential facilities.[14][12][5]

• Singapore Computer Society Tech Leader Awards 2022 (Digital Achievers – Team) for PRPP.[15]
• Singapore Computer Society Tech Leader Awards 2022 (Digital Achievers – Team) for GPConnect.[16]
• Singapore Computer Society Enterprise Architecture Awards 2021 - Digital Transformation and Innovation.[17]
• Singapore 100 Women in Tech List – Sylvia Wong, Director, Digital & Integration Services at IHiS.[18]
• Singapore 100 Women in Tech List – Susan Lee, Chief Information Officer at Singapore General Hospital.[19]
• 2021 World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) Global ICT Excellence Awards - Runner-Up of the Innovative eHealth Solutions Award (Public Sector).[20]
• SCS IT Leaders Awards 2021 (Infrastructure) for helping Singapore scale-up COVID-19 testing.[21]
• SCS IT Leaders Awards 2021 (Entrepreneurship) for iThermo development.[22]
• SCS IT Leaders Awards 2021 (Infrastructure) for TTSH-NCID COVID-19 HealthTech enablement.[23]
• Jurong Community Hospital revalidated for EMRAM stage 6.[24]
• SkillsFuture Employer Awards 2020.[25]

IHiS and its employees have been involved in the publication of several research papers, including;

• Wang, Zhiyu; Ong, Chiat Ling Jasmine; Fu, Zhiyan (8 February 2022). "AI Models to Assist Vancomycin Dosage Titration". Frontiers in Pharmacology. Frontiers Media SA. 13. doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.801928. ISSN 1663-9812.
• Zou, Lin; Goh, Han Leong; Liew, Charlene Jin Yee; Quah, Jessica Lishan; Gu, Gary Tianyu; Chew, Jun Jie; Prem Kumar, Mukundaram; Ang, Christine Gia Lee; Ta, Andy (2022). "Ensemble image explainable AI (XAI) algorithm for severe community-acquired pneumonia and COVID-19 respiratory infections". IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): 1–1. doi:10.1109/tai.2022.3153754. ISSN 2691-4581.
• Ta, Wee An; Lee, Kheng Hock; Wong, Sweet Fun; Chow, Wai Leng; Kumar, Pranav Vinod; Choong, Zi Chao; Ng, Xue Yi; Ang, Gia Lee; Chan, Kien Leong; Lim, Jin Shui; Low, Cheng Ooi; Goh, Han Leong; Tan, Chuen Seng; Sun, Yan; Aung, Khin Chaw Yu; Teoh, Zsin Woon; Tan, Kelvin Bryan; Lau, Zheng Yi; Abisheganaden, John Arputhan (2018). Development and implementation of nationwide predictive model for admission prevention: System architecture & machine learning. IEEE. doi:10.1109/bhi.2018.8333429.
• Cheng, Chee Leong; Azhar, Rafay; Sng, Shi Hui Adeline; Chua, Yong Quan; Hwang, Jacqueline Siok Gek; Chin, Jennifer Poi Fun; Seah, Waih Khuen; Loke, Janel Chui Ling; Ang, Roy Hang Leng; Tan, Puay Hoon (12 February 2016). "Enabling digital pathology in the diagnostic setting: navigating through the implementation journey in an academic medical centre". Journal of Clinical Pathology. BMJ. 69 (9): 784–792. doi:10.1136/jclinpath-2015-203600. ISSN 0021-9746.
• Goh, Meh Meh; Tan, Agnes B.H.; Leong, Mike H.W. (2016). "Bar Code–Based Management to Enhance Efficiency of a Sterile Supply Unit in Singapore". AORN Journal. Wiley. 103 (4): 407–413. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2016.01.018. ISSN 0001-2092.
• Low, Lian Leng; Lee, Kheng Hock; Hock Ong, Marcus Eng; Wang, Sijia; Tan, Shu Yun; Thumboo, Julian; Liu, Nan (2015). "Predicting 30-Day Readmissions: Performance of the LACE Index Compared with a Regression Model among General Medicine Patients in Singapore". BioMed Research International. Hindawi Limited. 2015: 1–6. doi:10.1155/2015/169870. ISSN 2314-6133.

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