Electronic medical records, health financing reforms among Dr Dzul’s agenda

PUTRAJAYA: Electronic medical records (EMR), digitising healthcare, health financing reforms and upgrading dilapidated facilities are among Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad’s agenda as he returns to helm the health portfolio.

The Health Minister said in his first address at the ministry’s monthly assembly on Thursday (Dec 14), that there are many issues that have to be resolved such as the shortage of positions for healthcare workers, which he described as chronic and perennial. Apart from that he said the state of healthcare facilities, the healthcare infrastructure and the IT system are other matters that warrant attention.