• Submission Closing Date: 06 Jul 2012

As Singapore prepares itself for our rapidly ageing population, Telehealth will be a key enabler behind strategies that are being adopted to enable "ageing-in-place". In line with this, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), in collaboration with Ministry of Health (MOH), is inviting the industry to participate in the Telehealth Call-for-Collaboration (CFC). This CFC aims to develop new models of distance care for the elderly - at home, within the community or at institutions such as nursing homes - assisted by Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

Objective of CFC

The objectives for the CFC are:

• To encourage healthcare providers to review existing care models and care processes and to collaborate with industry partners who can provide innovation through Telehealth technologies
  
  
• To ensure sustainability through appropriate change management, manpower training and benefits measurement
  
  
• To demonstrate viable business models for longer term deployment of Telehealth services

The CFC highlights three perspectives to telehealth. They are:

• The clinical perspective, which involves screening, treatment and monitoring, and is often referred to as "Telemedicine",
  
  
• The educational/training perspective, which is aimed at enhancing the health knowledge of patients and caregivers in order to achieve better quality of care - either self-managed or administered by the caregiver, and
  
  
• The administrative perspective, which is focused on enhancing the efficiency and productivity of health workers and patients by coordinating efforts and resources across distances.

CFC Activity Timeline

Date	Event
30 Mar 2012	CFC Launch
12 Apr 2012	CFC Public Briefing
27 Apr 2012	CFC Networking Session
6 Jul 2012	Deadline for CFC Submission

Public Briefing

A Telehealth CFC Public Briefing was held on 12 Apr 2012 where IDA shared important details of the CFC with vendors and healthcare providers. The briefing was attended by 235 participants from 40 healthcare providers and 95 ICT providers. The presentation slides can be downloaded below:

• Telehealth CFC briefing slides
  
  

CFC Networking Session

The CFC Networking Session held on 27 Apr was attended by 196 participants from 18 healthcare providers and 80 ICT providers.

Submission Closed

The submission was closed on 6 July 2012, 5.00pm.

CFC Public Document and Proposal Submission Forms

S/N	Description
1	Telehealth CFC - Public Document Updated on 13 Apr 12
2	Annex A : Important Notices Updated on 6 Jun 12
3	Annex B: Examples of how Telehealth can be applied in community/ home-based healthcare
4	Annex C: Technical Guidelines
5	Annex D: Information For Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NGNBN)
6	Proposal Submission Form
7	Proposal Submission Form Appendix 1 - Project Cost

IHiS Security Recommendations and Guidelines for Telehealth

IHiS has made available its security recommendations and guidelines for Telehealth below. The recommendations and guidelines is only relevant for RHS and the respective clusters.

• Security Recommendations and Guidelines for Telehealth

For requests and clarifications, please contact:

Ng Chin Kuan, IDA
DID: +65 6622 3796
Email: [email protected]

Julie Chong, IDA
DID: +65 6818 1165
Email: [email protected]

Goh Sock Cheng, IHiS
DID: +65 6594 1946
Email: [email protected]

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