title: An overview of the national telehealth initiative in Malaysia.
abstract: Malaysia's national health statistics for the last half century show a remarkable improvement in the nation's health status. One important factor for this improvement is the Malaysian government's proactive intervention in the health sector. Among others, e-health has played a vital role in delivering and managing healthcare services in Malaysia. While the Government has integrated telehealth in its national digital infrastructure re-design, it has heavily invested in telehealth. The enactment of new laws to facilitate telehealth practices can also be noted as an important measure.
authors.affiliation: The University of Queensland, Centre for Online Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia. s.maon@uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Siti N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Maon
authors.forename: Sisira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Edirippulige
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D008296:Malaysia; D016730:Program Development; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*