Sarawak Moves Into Electronic Patient Care
SIBU, April 23 (Bernama) -- Sarawak healthcare took a step into electronic patient care Saturday with the launch of the Teleprimary Care (TPC) project linking Sibu General Hospital to 16 rural clinics via satellite communications.
The clinics, all in central Sarawak, are provided with the hardware, local area networks and satellite communications to enable them to hold teleconsultation with specialists.
Initially, six disciplines are covered in the project -- obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, internal medicine, dermatology, family health and epidemiology.
Support services such as laboratory, imaging and prescription are also part of the system.
The RM27 million TPC project was launched by Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and witnessed by Health Minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek.
The two tested out the system by holding a teleconference with state Minister of Land Development Datuk Sri Dr James Masing and Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department Fatimah Abdullah who were stationed at the Belaga and Mukah district hospitals respectively.
TPC will increase the availability of specialist care for the rural people and reduce the professional isolation of health staff serving in rural areas.
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