The NEHR is the national repository that collects and stores a copy of your selected health information across different healthcare providers. It contains important details about your medical history that healthcare professionals would generally need to make more informed medical decisions and deliver safe and better care.
It provides secure access to a patient’s summary health record by authorised clinicians and healthcare professionals to:
- Enable greater coordination and informed decision-making.
- Support more accurate diagnosis, better treatment, and patient-centric integrated care.
The goal of the NEHR is for patients to enjoy hassle-free healthcare delivery, higher quality of care, fewer duplicate or unnecessary tests and/ or referrals, reduced medical errors and adverse drug events.
To ensure security and confidentiality of patient's health information while the best care is provided, the NEHR enforces measures to authenticate, authorise and audit healthcare institutions and users’ access to patient's health record.
To find out more about the NEHR and what it is used for, please visit https://www.synapxe.sg/healthtech/national-programmes/national-electronic-health-record-nehr/faq.