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ThuocNET: Viet Nam e-Health Network

last updated Jan 19, 2012

Overview

Implementing organization: 
Thuoc Net Joint Stock Company (Thuoc Net JSC.)
Implementation Partner(s): 
Joint Stock Company for Trading and Applied High Technology - Light (ASC Co. Ltd.)
Legal Status: 
Private (for-profit)
Year Launched: 
2004
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
All income levels

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Membership/subscription fees
Additional Source(s) of Funding: 
Out-of-pocket payments

Technology

Technology Used: 
Computer › Internet, Phones › SMS/MMS (Text Message)

Scale

Other Measures of Scale: 
1,000 pharmacies have created "electronic pharmacies"; 3,000 doctors registered to be users
Summary: 

The Vietnam e-Health website (www.thuoc.net.vn) provides comprehensive medical information and tools to doctors and health staff in the country through an online working platform.

Program goals/rationale: 

The website has the following objectives:

  • Providing information on drugs, pharmaceutical products and health in general to the medical community
  • Providing online supporting technical tools for doctors, pharmacists, pharmaceutical representatives, pharmaceutical companies and "electronic medical profile" for registered members of the website
  • Providing management software for clinics, hospitals, pharmacy chain
  • Providing other services oriented to the development of electronics trading, online health check and diagnosis.
Key program components: 

For hospitals and clinics, the software allows information connection between reception room, doctors and functional rooms (such as, lab, medical imaging, cashier) to create an electronic hospital. The website helps to provide thorough assistance in booking for health check-ups and treatment for patients as well as electronic payment. Through the website, patients’ records are saved to help doctors track patient records and prescriptions. This helps doctors in sharing information with each other, as well as with patients and pharmacies.

The website also provides information, counseling and primary healthcare knowledge for users.

To register and create an electronic personal medical profile, individual needs to send an SMS of USD 0.8 fee for a one year subscription.

Up to now, over 1,000 pharmacies have created "electronic pharmacies" with more than 200 routinely updating their stocks and prices, and over 3,000 doctors from all over the country registering to be users of the website.

Additional Information

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