A step forward to digital transformation in Indonesia’s health system: Integration of the hepatitis information system (SIHEPI) into Jakarta’s health facilities e-registry

The national health programme in Indonesia faces a formidable challenge on its path to establishing a comprehensive and effective health system: a disconnected recording and reporting system. Many health programmes have their own information system platforms that are not yet interoperable with the national information system. Moreover, at subnational level, Puskesmas and hospitals established individual registries—SIKDA, e-Puskesmas, ENA, and SIM-RS—exacerbating the issue, leading to data silos and hampered collaboration. This situation impedes the programme’s effectiveness. The need for integrated and streamlined health information becomes apparent, a transformational intervention is required to address these disconnected gaps and create a unified health system for better patient care and disease control. In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, digital transformation has emerged as a crucial enabler to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility of medical data. Indonesia has taken a significant step forward by integrating the Hepatitis Information System (SIHEPI) with Puskesmas and hospital e-registries, facilitating seamless recording and reporting of health data at provincial level in Jakarta. This ground-breaking initiative, led by Jakarta Provincial Health Office (PHO) in collaboration with the Digital Transformation Office (DTO) and direction from Hepatitis Working Group, MoH, WHO along with Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), aims to improve […]

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