The MOU was signed Jan. 11 by the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council, an agency operating under the Ministry of Health, and the agreement is in line with its Malaysia Healthcare Travel Industry Blueprint 2021-2025.
The blueprint features three key strategies, and one is to anchor the industry’s transformation by strengthening the healthcare travel ecosystem through knowledge sharing, capacity building and network-building initiatives.
HIMSS will serve as a strategic partner in the Flagship Hospital Initiative and help raise the global profiling of Malaysia’s iconic hospitals.
The international health advocate will engage these hospitals to achieve Stage 7 for the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) in capacity building by 2025.
“A key component in our strategies to deliver world-class medical, service and operational excellence is redefining the patient experience through a unified and collaborative approach to digitalisation,” said Mohd Daud Mohd Arif, chief executive of MHTC.
“Our collaboration with HIMSS takes us a step forward in this journey.”
The multistage EMRAM measures clinical outcomes, patient engagement and clinician use of EMR technology to strengthen organisational performance and health outcomes for patient populations.
“We are pleased to partner with MHTC and having Malaysia as part of our global network,” said Simon Lin, HIMSS Asia-Pacific vice president and executive director.
“HIMSS has a strong track record in providing thought leadership insights and consultancy in improving the quality, safety, cost-effectiveness and accessibility of healthcare through best practices in information technology and management systems.”