The grant, which funds the second subprogram of the Health Sector Governance Program, is in line with the government’s Health Sector Reform Strategy, which aims to achieve universal health coverage by 2025.The policy-based grant will help the Government of the Lao PDR expand healthcare coverage and improve health services in the country. (Source: ADB)“Lao PDR is embarking on a very exciting journey to reach universal health coverage, assuring people’s access to healthcare with affordable and more predictable costs. It is doing this through the introduction of national health insurance, which will cover the entire country by the end of 2018. ADB has been fortunate to be engaged before and during this exciting transition, and looks forward to tackling other health system challenges, including the provision of quality healthcare, with the Government of the Lao PDR,” said Azusa Sato, Health Specialist at ADB’s Southeast Asia Department.Lao PDR has made … [Read more...] about Lao expands healthcare coverage
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Healthcare service prices to be adjusted
The adjustment would be carried out in two periods, the minister said at a meeting among several ministries and agencies and Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue in early April. Eye examination at the Ophthalmology Hospital of central Thua Thien - Hue Province. (Photo for illustration) She said the ministry would make amendments to a circular on payment of healthcare services by May this year and review medical services to determine which prices need to be adjusted. In the second period, the Health Ministry, Finance Ministry and Vietnam Social Security would study the experiences of other countries to re-organise medical services and set new prices for some 2,000-3,000 services. According to the minister, the Health Ministry, Finance Ministry and Vietnam Social Security are reviewing healthcare check-up frequency and frequency of use of scanning and health examination services to make adjustments to the prices. The new prices of medical services will increase by 5 to … [Read more...] about Healthcare service prices to be adjusted
Healthcare service prices to be adjusted: Health Ministry
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Beginning on July 1, the Health Ministry and Việt Nam Social Security will adjust the unreasonable prices of some healthcare services to better manage health insurance funds, said Health Minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến. The adjustment would be carried out in two periods, Tiến said at a meeting between the Health Ministry and Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ on Monday. The ministry would make amendments to a circular on payment of healthcare services by May this year and review medical services to determine which prices are inappropriate. In the second period, the Health Ministry, Finance Ministry and Việt Nam Social Security would study the experiences of other countries to re-organise medical services and set new prices for some 2,000-3,000 services. The Health Ministry, Finance Ministry and Việt Nam Social Security were reviewing healthcare check-up frequency and frequency … [Read more...] about Healthcare service prices to be adjusted: Health Ministry
Health Ministry launches smart healthcare system
Thu Duc hospital in Ho Chi Minh City uses IT in patient registration (Source: Thu Duc Hospital) Each locality in the country is expected to develop a smart healthcare system based on their own conditions, according to the ministry. The ministry has issued a set of criteria for IT applications toward smart health, according to Tran Quy Tuong, head of Electronic Health Administration of Vietnam. Under the criteria, a hospital will be considered “smart” if it uses artificial intelligence and has software to manage information, tests, storage and image transmission, electronic health records and kiosks for patients to search for information. HCM City’s City Department of Health has instructed hospitals to draw up a road map that will include human resources and capital expenditures for their facilities. They have been also required to develop and contribute to a shared database for the city’s health sector. The department plans to develop comprehensive … [Read more...] about Health Ministry launches smart healthcare system
MoH smart healthcare system uses AI, Big Data
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — A smart healthcare system that exploits Big Data and artificial intelligence (AI) has been set up by the Ministry of Health to improve the quality of health examinations and medical treatment. Each locality in the country is expected to develop a smart healthcare system based on their own conditions, according to the ministry. The ministry has issued a set of criteria for IT applications toward smart health, according to Trần Quý Tường, head of Electronic Health Administration of Việt Nam. Under the criteria, a hospital will be considered “smart” if it uses artificial intelligence and has software to manage information, tests, storage and image transmission, electronic health records and kiosks for patients to search for information. HCM City’s City Department of Health has instructed hospitals to draw up a road map that will include human resources and capital expenditures for their facilities. … [Read more...] about MoH smart healthcare system uses AI, Big Data