Towards Future Healthcare
Commemorating MOHT's 3rd Anniversary
Message from the Executive Director (2018-2023)
MOHT has come a long way in a relatively short time. When we started in 2018, we were tasked to look closely at the fundamental challenges facing our healthcare system, and find solutions to these challenges leveraging advances in data science, digital technologies and medicine.
We forged partnerships with both public and private organisations while maintaining strong links to the Ministry of Health and other government bodies.
With our partners, we launched initiatives such as the Integrated General Hospital model of care, the Primary-Tech Enhanced Care system for select chronic diseases, toolkits for communities and government bodies to promote healthier living, and online resources for mental wellness. Most recently we deployed many solutions in the national fight against COVID-19. Through these initiatives, we also helped build the enablers necessary for at scale adoption.
I would like to thank everyone who has been part of the MOHT journey so far, and we look forward to working together to make a transformative impact on our healthcare system.
Professor Tan Chorh Chuan
Key Milestones
2018 - 2021
2018
Launch of Integrated General Hospital
One bed, one care team
MOHT partnered Alexandra Hospital to roll out a new model of care, where patients are cared for by a single care team with minimal transfers during their inpatient stay, and their post discharge care is well integrated with the community. Read the news article.
2019
Healthy Precinct Toolkit
Giving greater ownership to communities
MOHT’s HPT was highlighted as one of 11 contributions to the HealthySG Taskforce recommendations, which aimed to transform Singapore’s health promotion landcape, with the infusion and integration of health in various aspects of our lives and the environment. Read the news article.
2019 - 2020
Launching and scaling of PTEC
Bringing care for chronic conditions closer to home
MOHT piloted and launched Primary-Tech Enhanced Care (Hypertension), a telehealth programme for patients with high blood pressure. The system is being rolled out across all three polyclinic clusters. Watch the video.
2020
Improving mental health and wellbeing
mindline.sg - a one-stop support portal
MOHT led the development of mindline.sg, a portal to enable self-care and management of whole-of-person wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
2020 - 2021
Fighting COVID-19
Rapid solutioning to combat the pandemic
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, MOHT teams quickly refocused efforts to develop solutions to aid healthcare teams and the public. Solutions included an easy-to-use Symptom Checker, design sprints to ideate community-led initiatives, and digital tools to enhance patient workflows for care teams.
2021 Management
Get to know our Leadership team
Prof Tan Chorh Chuan
Executive Director
Prof Robert Morris
Chief Technology Strategist
Lim Cher Wee
Chief Operating Officer Head, IGH programme
Prof Gerald Koh
Clinical Director / Head FPC programme
Dr Loke Wai Chiong
Clinical Director (Programmes) Head, InHealth programme
Dr Tan Weng Mooi
Director (Programmes, InHealth) Co-Head, InHealth programme
A/Prof Teoh Yee Leong
Director, STEP
2021 Programme Updates
Future Primary Care
.jpg)
The FPC programme aims to enable patients to effectively self-manage their chronic diseases in partnership with their primary care providers. This involves the development of a national telehealth platform and the incorporation of technologies that enable effective and sustainable home management.
Integrated General Hospital
The IGH programme aims to enable patients at the intersection of the hospital and the community to receive holistic and coordinated care. The programme’s portfolio comprises care solutions and digital solutions.
Integrated Health Promotion
.jpg)
The InHealth programme focuses on novel strategies to improve health, promote and sustain behaviour change and prevent the onset and progression of disease amongst the population.
Data, Science & Technology
The DST team uses data science, analytics and AI, together with clinical and core teams to develop deployable technologies for our pilots with the view to scale.
Solutions, Technology, Evaluation & Piloting
The STEP team scans and pilots technologies and solutions, with a view to scaling those which are beneficial, cost-effective and can enable care redesign.
Communications, Outreach, Patient Experience & Design
COPED builds on existing strengths in the areas of communications, media, branding and outreach; as well as collaborations with partners to drive community-based, user-centred research to design solutions.