Personal health portal (myHealth)
Published on 22 July 2021
Malta
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About this good practice
The portal provides:
• Patients’ continuity of care across the health sector would become seamless and more feasible;
• Private healthcare professionals would be able to securely access subsets of patient data held by public healthcare providers more easily and rapidly; and
• Citizens are provided with a better and faster overall service.
This portal is a ‘mobile first’ website built with responsive web technologies. It is therefore easily to access from patients’ and doctors’ smart phones and tablets.
The portal is available in both English and Maltese languages. It provides access to patient appointments, medical image reports & laboratory results, electronic case summaries, and notifications to patients and doctors via email and/or SMS messages.
A pharmacy finder, with location based services, is also available.
• Patients’ continuity of care across the health sector would become seamless and more feasible;
• Private healthcare professionals would be able to securely access subsets of patient data held by public healthcare providers more easily and rapidly; and
• Citizens are provided with a better and faster overall service.
This portal is a ‘mobile first’ website built with responsive web technologies. It is therefore easily to access from patients’ and doctors’ smart phones and tablets.
The portal is available in both English and Maltese languages. It provides access to patient appointments, medical image reports & laboratory results, electronic case summaries, and notifications to patients and doctors via email and/or SMS messages.
A pharmacy finder, with location based services, is also available.
Resources needed
Financial Resources and human capital is needed
Evidence of success
The project helps to raise awareness of Government’s efforts to improve access to health information, empower citizens to take a more active role in their health, and gradually increase stakeholders’ readiness to use eHealth systems and services.
Patients and doctors are already experiencing the benefits of technology, sharing various services such as medical records and information on admissions and appointments.
By the end of January 2019, more than 60,000 patients had linked with doctor
Patients and doctors are already experiencing the benefits of technology, sharing various services such as medical records and information on admissions and appointments.
By the end of January 2019, more than 60,000 patients had linked with doctor
Potential for learning or transfer
It can be easily accessed by the citizen from their device including smart phones and tablets. It provides history of the health records.
Further information
Website
Good practice owner
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Organisation
Ministry for Health (MEH)
Malta
Malta