The Permanent Secretary for Public Health has drawn a line for 2 weeks to investigate the case of the delay of the patient information system at Sisaket Hospital.

Bangkok, Aug. 3 – Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health. assigning the Inspector General of the Ministry of Public Health, Health Region 10, and the director of Sisaket Hospital Examine the case of the Sisaket Hospital patient information system. There was a delay within 2 weeks and coordinating with the NBTC to investigate and confirm that there was no information leakage. Ready to move forward to regulate every digital health information system as a single standard

Today (August 3, 2023), Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Health mentioning the case of social media dissemination about the patient record system of Sisaket Hospital having problems with delays Until it affects the service of the public that has assigned the Inspector General of the Ministry of Public Health, Health Region 10, which oversees the area of Sisaket Province Go down to check on this matter. Meanwhile, the director of Sisaket Hospital. A committee was set up to investigate the facts as well. The audit period has been set within 2 weeks in order to know the preliminary information that What is the real event like? and who is involved Including coordinating with the Office of the National Cyber Security Commission (NBC), which has made an MOU with the Ministry of Public Health. Come in and help check. Initially, it was reported that The information was not leaked. But the information system is delayed.

Dr. Opas continued that the Ministry of Public Health is currently developing a digital health system. To connect the patient information system of various hospitals Because in the past, each hospital used a different patient record program. cause different problems Including sometimes there is a problem of costs and copyrights When the program needs to be updated Therefore, the system must be made to the same standard. It is accelerating the release of a central standard and a central application. along with setting a time frame for implementation All of which takes a lot of time. however Ask the public to be confident that The Ministry of Public Health has a data security system in accordance with the law, both the Personal Data Protection Act and the Cyber Security Act. – Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency