MOH to extend e-payment to all health clinics

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) will extend the e-payment service to 957 government health clinics nationwide to facilitate payment transactions.
MOH secretary-general, Datuk Seri Dr Chen Chaw Min, said the programme would be implemented in phases beginning with 12 clinics in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and 45 clinics in Selangor this month.
"At this moment, the payment for services provided at the government health clinics can be made by cash only at the registration counters.
"However, in line with the government's call for Malaysia to become a 'cashless nation' by 2050, the ministry has taken the initiative to introduce e-payment for medical bills at the health clinics," he said at the programme launching at the Kuala Lumpur Health Clinic, today.
The programme is implemented in collaboration with RHB Islamic Bank Bhd, with its managing director, Datuk Adisadikin Ali, also present at the launch.
Chen said the e-payment method was already available at 115 hospitals, one district health office and four selected health institutions.
He said from January to March this year, a total payment collection of RM3.14 million was recorded online via 4,550 transactions at these health facillities. — Bernama