Ministry of Public Health orders establishment of working group “Digital Medical” Hospitals at all levels support ID cards for treatment everywhere.

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health orders the establishment of a digital medical work group for hospitals at all levels, including regional hospitals, general hospitals, community hospitals, Provincial Public Health Offices, and health district offices. Supports digital health policy National ID card is maintained everywhere.

On December 5, Dr. Opas Karikawinpong Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) spoke about driving policy “Digital Health” of Dr. Chonnan Srikaew, Minister of Public Health, said that nowadays digital technology plays a role in everyone’s daily life. The Ministry of Public Health has a policy to develop into a digital health system. To give people access to more efficient services But in the past there has not been a clearly separated structure. Meanwhile, trends in medical digital technology are expanding. together with the policy of one ID card to be maintained everywhere Therefore, it is necessary to have a digital system to support more comprehensive work. In the past Ministry meeting, it was agreed that mission groups/digital medical and health working groups of hospitals at all levels should be established, including center hospitals, general hospitals, community hospitals, Provincial Public Health Offices (HPOs), and health district offices. climb By assigning the Human Resources Management Division and the Digital Health Office The Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health takes care of this matter.

“Actually, during COVID-19, we have always used the digital health system. which can be carried out As we thought in the past Using telemedicine will be suitable for providing services to people in remote areas But from Covid, we know that People in urban areas are turning to technology a lot. Because there are conveniences such as receiving medicine close to home As for the information, it will all go through the digital system. Importantly, use technology to help. It also makes personnel more convenient. Doctors can be anywhere and can communicate with patients at all times, wherever they are,” said the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health.

Reporters reported that The establishment of a mission group/digital medical and health work group of the hospital by the center hospital, general hospital, and community hospital will be done in the form of a hospital-level digital health committee, with the center hospital and general hospital having a deputy director. .One digital hospital person is assigned to be the mission leader. Community hospitals have a director to take care of them.