After three years of the pandemic, there have been many changes in healthcare services. Electronic Health Record (eHR) is playing a more significant role. Participation in the eHR Sharing System (eHealth) had sustained its growth: by the end of 2022, more than 5.7 million citizens and 2,600 healthcare providers registered with eHealth. The eHR Office continued to publicise and engage the stakeholders in relevant sectors and citizens from different age groups through a variety of promotional activities, with a view to bringing them up-to-date eHealth developments and enhancing their understanding of eHealth to reach a new milestone together.
eHealth Updates
Mobile Registration Team Provides On-site Registration and App Installation Services
Mobile registration teams had been deployed to the Community Vaccination Centres in various districts since April 2021 to assist citizens in one-stop registration with eHealth, downloading of the 醫健通eHealth App (App) and related inquiries after receiving vaccinations. In addition, the mobile registration teams also provided aforementioned services to Chinese Medicine Clinics cum Training and Research Centres in 18 districts and clinics under the Department of Health. For details, please refer to the eHealth website , the official Facebook , or Instagram page.
Promotional Leaflet attached with Water Bill to Encourage Citizens to Measure and Record Health Data Regularly
Since the launch of the App, the number of downloads had already exceeded 2.8 million. To empower users to manage their own health proactively, new features including the Health Management Module, which enabled users to record blood pressure, blood sugar and body mass index, as well as download and share reports via a user-friendly electronic interface, were introduced progressively. To encourage citizens to measure and record their health data on the App regularly, a leaflet was attached with the water bill and distributed to all households in Hong Kong in the first quarter of this year by the Water Supplies Department.
Brand New Souvenirs to Celebrate a Healthy New Year with the Public
To incentivise citizens to register with eHealth and download the App for establishing a lifelong and more comprehensive eHRs, a new series of souvenirs, including spring couplet, measuring tape, eco bag, colour pencil and disinfection spray bottle are readily available. The citizens would receive the special souvenirs upon successful registration and download through the mobile registration team, or through participating in the eHealth Quiz at the eHealth website.Sharing of Electronic Chinese Medicine Information in eHealth to Improve Healthcare Services
Currently, the sharable scope of eHealth has expanded to cover Chinese Medicine (CM) information including CM diagnosis, CM procedure, and CMs prescribing records. After participating in eHealth with patients' sharing consent, CM sector can share and access patients’ records in eHealth so as to provide better healthcare services. A series of events and promotional materials, including webinar, poster and leaflet, promotional video had been launched to promote the patient-centered electronic platform for CM information sharing.
Asia Pacific eHealth Conference (APEHC) 2023 to Promote eHR Sharing
Following the previous participation in the Asia Pacific Electronic Health Record Conference 2019 , eHealth would continue to support the upcoming conference to be held in April 2023 to share the experience and collaborate with the industry to foster a better development of eHR sharing. For details, please refer to the conference’s official website.
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