The Strategic Implementation Of Data Interoperability For Better Health Care Services In Thailand

The Thai Government's primary mission in health care services is to provide better health care for all citizens with patient safety, quality of health care services and cost effectiveness. To achieve these goals, this paper proposes three key strategies: developing data standards enabling the seamless exchange of health information, developing the trust and willingness of data sharing, especially in multi-sectoral interoperability and enhancing data utilization for better operations, management and decision making, as well as for community empowerment. The implementation of strategies to overcome barriers in health care interoperability includes the creation of a blueprint for implementing data standardization and interoperability, channels for communication and collaboration among stakeholders at various levels, a best practices information-sharing platform, and a technology development roadmap for data utilization, as well as patient and community empowerment.