You may have heard by now that, according to the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), organisations in Singapore are to cease with the collection of people’s NRIC details, starting from September 2019. This is part of a greater overall effort from the government to better protect citizens’ personal data and privacy.
In Singapore, both the government and non-governmental organizations work to improve healthcare standards and access. Both clinics and their IT vendors are responsible for ensuring that they are aware of these changes. At Plato, we both strive to ensure our partner clinics are aware of new changes, and that their software is updated to reflect
Regulations change all the time, and your clinic management software provider should keep up with the latest requirements and suggested changes. Not all clinic management software track the batch of medicine that you are prescribing to the patient – even fewer allow you to print the batch number and expiry right on the medicine label.