Economic Evaluation of the Next Generation Electronic Medical Records in Singapore: Cost-Utility Analysis
The adoption of NGEMR is cost-effective in Singapore. Beyond cost-effectiveness, the reduction of waiting time between primary and specialist care can lower the possibility of patients' health deterioration, thus reducing hospital admissions. We recommend continuous monitoring of waiting times and the likelihood of having duplicate tests as countries transition from basic to advanced-level EMR systems. Future analyses could benefit from more granular data on timing and clinical indications and incorporate real-world local data as they become available through ongoing NGEMR rollout evaluations.
Authors
- Cynthia Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1947-8069)
- Jared Louis Andre D'Souza
- Jarawee Sukmanee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4202-2465)
- Yot Teerawattananon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2217-2930)
- Julian Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8591-1103)
- Khai Wee Soon
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Ministry of Public Health (TH)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (TH)
- Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (SG)
- SingHealth Polyclinics (SG)
- National University Health System (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-06-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/70484
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39