Participating in eMedication allows RCHs to access residents' comprehensive health records and obtain
medication prescribing and dispensing data, which can improve the quality of care, medication safety,
operational efficiency, and communication with other healthcare providers.
Through eHealth, RCHs can access various health data, including medication records, clinical notes,
laboratory results, radiology reports, and other important health information.
Prescribed and dispensed medication records available on eHealth could be obtained from eHealth and sent
to the RCH system for specified medication management uses in the RCHs.
The authorised person in RCHs should apply to download the medication data, and its IT
system vendors (or in-house IT Teams) should work together and ensure the fulfilment of the system
requirements for the RCHs to connect with eHealth.
Medication data download is a special form of using data from eHealth, and it requires approval by the
eHR Office upon satisfying all specified system and privacy requirements fulfilled by RCH and its
IT systems.
Special
RCH needs to work with the IT Vendor (or in-house IT teams) to submit and justify medication
data download requests from eHealth
RCH needs to register eHR registration as a healthcare provider, obtain consent from residents and
fulfil specified administrative requirements for obtaining and using medication data from
eHealth
RCH IT Vendors (or in-house IT teams) needs to fulfil specified technical requirements for
interfacing with eHealth for obtaining medication data from eHealth
RCH and IT Vendors needs to undergo security and privacy assessment and complete technical
and data testing for setting up connectivity with eHealth
Connecting with eHealth requires stringent security protocols, encryption and specified system
interfacing format. Additionally, residents must provide explicit sharing consent before RCHs can access
their data.
It depends on the readiness of the existing RCH IT system, the operation workflow, and how much system
upgrade and administrative preparation are required. The eHR Office has engaged LSCM to assist RCH and RCH
IT Vendors (or in-house IT Teams) in understanding and fulfilling the specified requirements and
specifications.
Participating in eHealth and obtaining data from eHealth is free. However, costs may be associated with
upgrading IT systems, training staff, independent security and privacy assessment and ongoing maintenance.
RCHs should discuss these potential costs with their IT vendors to budget accordingly.
General information about eHealth can be found on www.ehealth.gov.hk, and consolidated data download requirements and specifications
can be found on this website.