MINDEF’s Sunrise EMR upgrades to Sunrise 22.1 and implements Altera Opal 22.1

Singapore, January 2024 – Altera Digital Health has completed a successful upgrade of Ministry of Defence’s (MINDEF) Sunrise™ EMR platform whilst also implementing Altera Opal to provide document management functionality. Both platforms are now running version 22.1, which offers an enhanced user experience and new features, and also represents the first upgrade to Sunrise in the Asia-Pacific region.

The award-winning, Sunrise-powered PACES 3 system has been deployed by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Medical Corps since 2016. It integrates with Singapore’s National Electronic Health Records system and enables soldiers to manage and book their own medical appointments, as well as access information on their medical history and previous interactions with health professionals, all of contributes to a greater sense of health ownership amongst members of MINDEF/SAF.

Sunrise Military provides core functionality for primary and acute care and many other key capabilities, including referral management, allied health, pharmacy and medical imaging, and patient portal. The solution also includes tools specifically designed to improve the delivery of healthcare for military organisations.

Altera Digital Health’s Todd Haebich, Executive Vice President, APAC, said that the upgrade to version 22.1 on both platforms was a job well done for the EMR team comprising Altera staff and SAF personnel.

“EMRs for military, by their very nature, are associated with the most stringent security requirements, and so an upgrade of this significance is testimony to the hard work and dedication of the team,” explained Mr. Haebich.

“MINDEF’s EMR helps support the health and readiness of its personnel to serve its nation, and because war zones, disaster areas and other environments where militaries operate are often far from home, the system has been equipped with advance mobility features so that clinicians can access the EMR from remote locations.”

COL (Dr) Mark Tan, SAF Medical Corps’ Operations Manager for PACES 3 expressed his appreciation to the Altera project team and its management for their support in making the upgrade a success.

He said, “SAF Medical Corps recognises and appreciates the ground support rendered by the Altera project team especially during Go-Live which helped to rapidly address any issues that cropped up.”

Sunrise 22.1 delivers an array of new features across its clinical and financial applications. These features enhance workflows, improve system performance, enable compliance with regulatory obligations and improve overall usability.

Altera Opal is a digital health record and is operational in many leading health services in Australia whilst also deployed as a document management solution as part of the Sunrise platform of health in Australia, Singapore, Philippines, Canada, US and the United Kingdom. Altera Opal 22.1 offers an enhanced user experience, up-to-date platform support and enhanced maintainability, as well as performance and security improvements.

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