全岛医疗业者共享病患信息 个人隐私怎么保护？

The Health Information Bill will come into effect next year, requiring all healthcare service providers to upload key patient information to the National Electronic Health Record (NEHR). While the initiative can improve the efficiency of medical consultations and prevent duplicate tests, it has also raised concerns over privacy breaches and whether access to past medical information could influence doctors’ judgement.

In this feature, Dr Choo Yu Yang discusses the benefits of Singapore’s National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) in giving doctors access to important patient information, particularly when patients are unable to recall or communicate their medical history. The article also explores concerns around patient privacy, data security and access to sensitive medical information as the new Health Information Bill prepares to take effect.

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《医疗信息法案》将于明年生效，规定所有医疗服务业者必须将病患的重要医疗信息上传至国家电子健康记录（NEHR）。虽然这项措施有助于提升看诊效率并避免重复检验，但也引发了公众对隐私泄露，以及医生在查阅病患过往医疗记录后是否可能影响临床判断的担忧。

在这篇专题报道中，卓钰扬医生分享了新加坡国家电子健康记录（NEHR）的好处，尤其是在病患无法记得或清楚说明自身病史时，医生能够及时获取重要的医疗信息。文章也探讨了随着《医疗信息法案》即将生效，公众对于病患隐私、数据安全以及敏感医疗信息查阅权限等方面的担忧。