(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s Ministry of Health and Social Insurance Corporation launched a health care data portal and an information system for health insurance appraisal at a conference held in Hanoi Wednesday on developing health insurance to 2020.

The launch is a breakthrough in medical examination and treatment management and health insurance eligibility verification and payments (VNA)

This represents a breakthrough in medical examination and treatment management and health insurance eligibility verification and payments. The online system allows searches for information about health insurance card holders nationwide and their treatment records, saving time and money. Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said: "We need to computerize medical treatment management and health insurance payments. Connecting information on health insurance appraisal and payments under government guidelines is an important step. I ask the People’s Committees and health departments at provincial levels to connect with health insurance agencies and provide them with Health Ministry notifications as soon as possible."

The health care data portal went into operation on Thursday.