National Vaccinations for Children and Adults
National vaccinations mean a big effort by a Singapore government and healthcare system to give vaccines to a lot of people. The goal is to protect the public from diseases by giving vaccines to as many people as possible. This involves planning, getting vaccines, distributing them, and giving them to different groups of people across […]
National Electronic Health Records in Singapore
National Electronic Health Records (NEHR) is a key enabler for Singapore’s strategic vision of “One Patient, One Health Record”. It receives patients’ key health information from different healthcare settings and consolidates into a holistic picture of patients’ healthcare history, enabling greater coordination and informed decision-making, and support for more accurate diagnosis, improved treatment, and patient-centric […]
Enabling Better Care for You with National Electronic Health Records (NEHR)
It is common for many of us to visit multiple healthcare providers in our lifetime – from General Practitioner (GP) clinics and polyclinics, to specialist clinics, therapy centres, and hospitals. As a result, each of these providers will have some parts of our healthcare history. The National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) is a secure system […]
What You Need to Know About Primary Healthcare in Singapore
Primary care is the foundation of our healthcare system. As the first line of care in the community, our primary care professionals are often the first point of contact with patients. They provide holistic and personalised care for patients of different age groups. They treat acute conditions such as upper respiratory tract infections, manage chronic […]
What is an Ophthalmologist?
Ophthalmologists are medical doctors who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of eye and vision problems. They provide eye exams, vision testing, and prescriptions for glasses or contact lenses. As medical doctors, they can diagnose and treat any and all eye problems, and perform eye surgery and provide follow-up care. What does an Ophthalmologist do? […]
Efficient Strategies for Planning Your Telehealth Workflow
Delivering care using telehealth requires changes to your workflow for delivering care in person. Several processes may be impacted, including scheduling, billing, check-in, appointment structure, triage, consent, and documentation. Establishing a telehealth workflow will increase efficiency and satisfaction for you and your patients. Planning your Telehealth Workflow Delivering care using telehealth requires changes to your […]
How MediSave can help with your Healthcare Expenses
MediSave helps you with the healthcare expenses that you or your loved ones may incur in the future. There are numerous uses for your MediSave. The ones shared in this article are just some of them. Refer to the full list of what you can use with MediSave from the Ministry of Health’s page. What […]
Healthier SG Healthcare Roadmap
Healthier SG is implementing the preventive care strategy for healthcare services. It will be a long-term, multi-year effort, as it takes time, probably eight to ten years, to see the initial results of a healthier population. Notwithstanding, we will monitor the progress and outcomes of Healthier SG through appropriate outcome indicators in the short, medium […]
ALPS Healthcare’s National Central Fill Pharmacy Medication Delivery
Medication delivery services by ALPS Healthcare’s National Central Fill Pharmacy (NCFP) model integrates with pharmaceutical care services. The NCFP model aims to increase efficiency by consolidating the picking, packing, and delivery of medicines to patients’ homes As part of the National Pharmacy Strategy of re-designing the pharmacy supply chain, NCFP model was established to transform […]
5 Things to Consider Before Visiting Healthcare in Singapore 2024
Healthcare in Singapore system is impressive in many ways, from comprehensive financial system to local GPs within walking distance of your home system is impressive in many ways — from a comprehensive financial system to accessible hospitals and local neighborhood GPs within walking distance of your home. In fact, in 2020, it ranked 1st in […]