As per WHO Definition, Digital health is the field of knowledge and practice associated with the development and use of digital technologies to improve health. Digital health expands the concept of eHealth to include digital consumers, with a wider range of smart devices and connected equipment. The following areas are commonly understood as being part of, or related to, digital health: artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, health data, health information systems, the infodemic, the Internet of Things, interoperability and telemedicine.
The Patient Summary contains important medical details, such as allergies, medications, health problems and operations. These are retrieved electronically from health records.
The information is coded and translated into a language that the doctor in the other country understands with respect to Crossborder Digital Health Services.
A prescription is a document for medicine written by a qualified healthcare professional who is legally allowed to do so in their country. If it’s an electronic prescription, it means the prescription was created and sent digitally, following EU rules for sharing health records across borders.
An eDispensation is a document showing that an authorised pharmacist electronically accessed an ePrescription and recorded that the medicine was given to the patient, as described in the original electronic prescription.
You can access your health data through myHealth. Use an internet browser to go to https://myhealth.gov.mt. To log into the system, you need an electronic identity (e-ID) password. The e-ID password is necessary to ensure security and privacy for your personal health data. If you wish to give a doctor access to your data through myHealth, even he/she needs to have an e-ID password.
Through myHealth, you can immediately access your Case Summaries, current POYC entitlement data, POYC dispensing data, POYC online prescriptions, future clinic appointments at Government hospitals and health centres, data on past episodes, vaccinations recorded at the Government Immunisation Unit in Floriana, and forms submitted by your linked doctor. You can access your lab test results and medical imaging reports as soon as your linked doctor releases them, or, if they are not released by your doctor, when the system releases them automatically (i.e. after 14 days in the case of histopathology results, after 7 days in the case or reported medical images, or after 3 days in the case of other results).
You don’t have to use digital tools if you prefer not to. Your health remains our priority. However, using myHealth gives you quick, secure access to your medical records, test results, and appointment details anytime, without needing to call or visit a clinic. It also helps your health professionals stay connected and informed, so your care is more coordinated.
If you choose not to use digital tools, you can still manage your health through traditional channels. You can nominate a representative in myHealth—such as a family member or carer—who can handle your digital interactions on your behalf. And of course, your linked doctors will also be able to support you.
You can:
For your health data to be made available abroad, you must first give your explicit consent, as follows:
If a medical emergency occurs while you’re travelling in another EU country, inform the doctor who is treating you that you have given consent for cross-border eHealth services. You will need to identify yourself clearly, using your passport, national identity card or driving licence.
The Information Management Unit of the Ministry for Health and Active Ageing takes care of the majority of digital health solutions, together with Malta IT Agency (MITA) and other technical providers.
If you wish to send a comment to the team, ask a question, give feedback on a digital health service or complain about something that wasn’t to your liking, please click on the ‘Contact Us’ at the top of the page, fill in the Contact Us Form as completely as possible, and click on ‘Submit’. You may also send an email to [email protected].
The Patient Summary retrieval service is presently available for Maltese citizens or residents who travel to Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Luxembourg,Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, Estonia and Latvia.
Cross-border eHealth services are being gradually set up in most EU countries. Malta also offers the Patient Summary retrieval service for EU citizens who visit Malta from other countries that are able to send the Patient Summary. Presently, this service is available for citizens of Croatia, Portugal, Spain, Estonia, Luxembourg, Czech Republic and Latvia who come to Malta.
As a Medical Doctor, to log into Government of Malta Digital Health Systems, you need an electronic identity (e-ID) password. The e-ID password is necessary to ensure security and privacy.
Furthermore, you need to ensure that you’re fully compliant with the Medical Council of Malta standards and procedures as a medical doctor with full registration. You can manage your registration here
