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健康科技 服務加值
Health IT and Value-added Services
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medical professionals to gain quicker access to vital information by shortening the time needed to read information and use the system. This enables them to make better clinical judgments and provide patients with even better care quality care.
Diagnostic Image Goes on Cloud to Facilitate File-sharing
According to the NHI big data analysis, it was found that controlling unnecessary examinations, checkups and medication administration are an important key. Therefore, beginning 2015, medical institutions have been encouraged to upload various examination and checkup results. Starting on January 2018, primary care medical institutions may retrieve images and repor contents of CT, MRI, ultrasound, gastroscopy, colonoscopy, and X-ray examinations performed on patients by major hospitals through the MediCloud System. As far as the general public is concerned, seeking second medical opinions or subsequent care from a hospital of the same level can be achieved by retrieving data from the cloud to view test and checkup
reports, thereby saving the time from waiting for hospital operating processes and money, while reducing potential health risks arising from repeated examination. Through the implementation of the concept of grading medical care “good hospitals in the community; good doctors in the neighborhood”, patients’ medical care quality and convenience can be improved, and the problem of medical center crowdedness can be reduced.
In addition, the NHIA updated the personalized cloud-based service - the “My Health Bank” system in July 2016. This new “My Health Bank 2.0” enables patients with valid NHI cards to log into the system and query their records without the need to insert their cards in a card reader. The system’s simple and intuitive graphic interface makes it easy for users to get a clear, accurate picture of their recent doctor visits, examination and test results, and preventive health care information, allowing users to play a more active role in monitoring and managing their own health. Individuals can also download personal My Health Bank value- added applications or use their mobile devices to
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