Published on: Jul 11, 2017
On 18 Apr, the Ministry of Health (MoH) launched the Malaysian Health Data Warehouse (MyHDW), a significant step towards managing healthcare data at national level. Developed by MIMOS, the centralised health database system is expected to transform the national healthcare landscape by improving decision-making, among other ways, through data analytics. A most noteworthy point at the launch ceremony was that the patented MIMOS technologies integrated in the system had significantly reduced the reliance on foreign expertise.
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MyHDW’s security and privacy are governed by the Data and Information Governance Committee, while a two-factor authentication and data de-identification are employed for added security.
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The system features feature-rich dashboards with interactive information for quick analysis. MIMOS Mi-Harmony, an intelligent harmonisation tool, manages unstructured textual data for accurate query results; while a Geographic Information System (GIS) captures, stores, analyses and manages spatially-referenced data.
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The implementation of this system prepares MoH for Big Data Analytics towards gaining more actionable insights and making more informed decisions in the ministry’s national healthcare planning.
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View the news coverage
- Health Ministry launches Malaysian Health Data Warehouse
- Database on health goes live
- Press conference by Minister of Health (in Bahasa Malaysia and English)
- Ministry of Health launches Malaysian Health Data Warehouse (radio news in English)