"The MSC (Multimedia Supercorridor) Malaysia initiative, launched in 1996, demonstrates strong political commitment to health informatics in Malaysia," Dr Hamid said. "Our Telehealth initiative includes our lifetime health records (LHR) approach, the MyHealth portal, continuing professional development, as well as teleconsultation."

"Health Informatics in Malaysia consists of both the challenge and vision of interoperability," she said. "LHR is the focal point of data from various sources. Malaysia is a member of IHE and is committed to harmonising healthcare exchange and a common standards-based framework for seamlessly passing health information to care workers, enabling local, regional as well as national health information networks."