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Singapore Introduces Landmark Health Information Bill
On 5 November the Singapore Ministry of Health introduced the Health Information Bill (the “Bill”) in Parliament, marking a major step towards achieving a centralised digital health ecosystem in Singapore. If enacted, the Bill will require licensed healthcare providers to contribute key patient data to the National Electronic Health Records (“NEHR”) system and will establish tailored legal, privacy and cybersecurity safeguards to govern health data. The Bill responds to the problems of…
By: Hogan Lovells