A health interoperability laboratory is a facility focusing on the interoperability of digital health applications. It is a facility where the government, private sector, and academe can come together to test, create, innovate and connect digital health information systems. With the help of digital health experts, the lab ensures that health information systems are standards-based…
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On February 20, 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the passage of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law or Republic Act No. 11223. The UHC Law aims to ensure that all Filipinos will be guaranteed quality and affordable health care while being protected from financial risks and hardships. The UHC Law mandates that every Filipino citizen…
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MANDALUYONG, Philippines – The Standards and Interoperability Lab – Asia (SIL-Asia) hosted ‘FHIRing up Digital Health,’ a symposium on Health Level Seven International – Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (HL7-FHIR) in the Philippines last 24 May 2019 at the Asian Development Bank. The symposium gathered around 40 participants from various Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Providers, Health…
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MANDALUYONG, Philippines – The Standards and Interoperability Lab – Asia (SIL-Asia) mentored international participants at the ‘Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Hackathon: Hack the Health Solutions for Rural Areas in Asia’, hosted by Ultrahack, last 2-3 September 2018 at the ADB Headquarters, Philippines. With SIL-Asia’s experience in digital health implementations,…
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QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Standards and Interoperability Lab – Asia (SIL-Asia) organized the first workshop on Health Level Seven International – Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (HL7-FHIR) in the Philippines last 28-29 August 2018 at the University of the Philippines Diliman. Attended by 19 participants from various Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Health Information Technology Providers…
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