Singapore's health data bill mandates regulated information ...

To ensure data disclosure and sharing, the Ministry of Health can impose up to $1m in fines for non-compliance. Singapore has kept a central repository for patient health records since 2011. However, the National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) only has 15% participation by private providers as of October 2023. To encourage data sharing amongst healthcare providers, the government introduced the Healthcare Information Bill (HIB) that will make health data sharing mandatory. "The Ministry of Health has identified that healthcare needs would become more complex as the population ages. This will entail more Singaporeans experiencing chronic conditions, having to visit various healthcare institutions and rely on multiple healthcare providers. The MOH expects that Singapore's healthcare system will become more diverse, as it is continually evolving to meet the different demands of the popu...