Annual Cost to Maintain Various Healthcare Apps

Debated in Parliament on 18 Feb 2025.

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Ms. Ng Ling Ling inquired about the annual operating costs for maintaining healthcare apps over the past three years, specifically HealthHub, Health Buddy, NHG Cares, and NUHS App.
Minister Ong Ye Kung stated that HealthHub, the national health app, has an annual operating cost of approximately $18 million, which includes shared infrastructure costs.
The combined annual operating costs for the three cluster-specific apps (Health Buddy, NHG Cares, and NUHS App) amount to about $3.6 million, representing a 20% increase over the costs of HealthHub alone.

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Ng Ling Ling

Ms Ng Ling Ling asked the Minister for Health (a) for past three years, how much is the annual operating cost of maintaining the current healthcare apps, namely HealthHub, Health Buddy, NHG Cares and NUHS App; and (b) what is the breakdown of this cost by each app respectively.

Ong Ye Kung

HealthHub is our national health app that serves as the primary platform that is leveraged by the cluster apps for common patient-facing services across all public healthcare clusters and participating private healthcare entities, such as making appointments and accessing health records. Its annual operating cost is about $18 million, which also accounts for the shared infrastructure of HealthHub and the three cluster apps.

The three healthcare clusters maintain their own apps, Health Buddy, NHG Cares App and NUHS App respectively, that offer features customised to their specific facilities and services. These cluster-specific apps collectively add about $3.6 million, or 20% more, in annual operating costs.

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Ms. Ng Ling Ling inquired about the annual operating costs for maintaining healthcare apps over the past three years, specifically HealthHub, Health Buddy, NHG Cares, and NUHS App.
Minister Ong Ye Kung stated that HealthHub, the national health app, has an annual operating cost of approximately $18 million, which includes shared infrastructure costs.
The combined annual operating costs for the three cluster-specific apps (Health Buddy, NHG Cares, and NUHS App) amount to about $3.6 million, representing a 20% increase over the costs of HealthHub alone.

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Annual Cost to Maintain Various Healthcare Apps

Debated in Parliament on 18 Feb 2025.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Ms. Ng Ling Ling inquired about the annual operating costs for maintaining healthcare apps over the past three years, specifically HealthHub, Health Buddy, NHG Cares, and NUHS App.
Minister Ong Ye Kung stated that HealthHub, the national health app, has an annual operating cost of approximately $18 million, which includes shared infrastructure costs.
The combined annual operating costs for the three cluster-specific apps (Health Buddy, NHG Cares, and NUHS App) amount to about $3.6 million, representing a 20% increase over the costs of HealthHub alone.

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Ng Ling Ling

Ong Ye Kung

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Ms. Ng Ling Ling inquired about the annual operating costs for maintaining healthcare apps over the past three years, specifically HealthHub, Health Buddy, NHG Cares, and NUHS App.
Minister Ong Ye Kung stated that HealthHub, the national health app, has an annual operating cost of approximately $18 million, which includes shared infrastructure costs.
The combined annual operating costs for the three cluster-specific apps (Health Buddy, NHG Cares, and NUHS App) amount to about $3.6 million, representing a 20% increase over the costs of HealthHub alone.

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