Kenya: new e-Health regulation to enhance data management | healthcare technology | Scoop.it

e-Health practitioners in Kenya have welcomed proposed legislation, including the Health Act 2017 and the Kenya Standard and Guidelines for mHealth Systems, and believe these will safeguard the role of mobility in the sector and encourage interoperability between private and public healthcare.

 

The Health Act 2017 states that within three years of its operation, the ministry of health will implement management information banks which will include an interoperability framework for data interchange and security to effectively manage personal health information.

 

more at : http://www.itwebafrica.com/ict-and-governance/256-kenya/238521-kenya-new-e-health-regulation-to-enhance-data-management