Health Information (Informasi Kesehatan) under Indonesia's PP 28/2024

Under Government Regulation (PP) Number 28 of 2024. Health Information (Informasi Kesehatan) is Health Data that has been processed into a form carrying value. Furthermore, Meaning useful for advancing knowledge in support of health development (Article 1(26)). By contrast, raw figures and event facts that are not yet meaningful on their own are defined as Health Data (Article 1(25)).

Position in the Law

Law Number 17 of 2023 on Health regulates Health Information Systems in Articles 345–351, requiring operators to provide quality health data and information (Article 348(1)). PP 28/2024 elaborates these rules starting at Article 945. Article 955 classifies Health Information into six categories, including health efforts and health resources. Article 956(1) and (3) distinguish public from confidential health data and information, requiring confidential items to be protected under ethics, contracts, and statutory law.

Why It Matters in Practice

Health service facilities are Health Information System operators (Article 946(1)(c)) and must manage Health Data, Health Information. In addition, Health indicators (Article 951(1)) while integrating with the National Health Information System (Article 947(1)). Facility data sources include electronic medical records and health service data (Article 958(2)). When processing utilizes individual health data, operators must obtain the data owner's consent or another lawful basis under personal data protection regulations (Article 963(1)).

Related terms: Health Data (Article 1(25)), Health Information System (Article 1(23)), National Health Information System (Article 1(24)), and Telehealth (Article 1(27)). PP 28/2024 Article 1170(o) repealed PP 46/2014, which previously held the same definition in Article 1(3).

Legal basis: PP Number 28 of 2024 Articles 1(23)–(27), 945–947, 951, 955, 956, 958, 963, and 1170(o). Law Number 17 of 2023 Articles 345–351.