KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is looking into drafting a law and guidelines to govern the “uberisation” of medical services. Dr Lee said with these apps, doctors could provide consultation in remote areas and even across the border via the Internet. Later, Dr Lee told reporters that one of the problems was data confidentiality – who should own the data, protect it and ensure that this was kept confidential. The question of who should take responsibility for complaints of malpractice or service dissatisfaction also needed to be addressed, said Dr Lee. Dr Lee also commended the association for its orang asli outreach programme which complemented the ministry’s effort in provi­ding healthcare services in remote areas.

Source: The Star September 16, 2018 00:45 UTC