Singapore Introduces New Standards for Healthcare Data Interoperability: Boosting Startup Support and Continuity of Care

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Synapxe, in collaboration with Core-SDO and Enterprise Singapore, rolled out two new Singapore Standards (SS719:2025 and SS720:2025). SS719 provides guidelines on structuring and exchanging clinical information—such as patient details, lab results, medicines, and diagnoses—by ensuring the use of common formats and codes. SS720, which is HL7 FHIR-based, enables the safe and consistent integration of data (e.g., blood pressure, sugar levels) from remote monitoring devices into end-user systems like EMRs and patient portals. These standards are available in Synapxe's HealthX Innovation Sandbox (HX-IS) 2.0, where startups can test FHIR-based solutions using over 2,300 healthcare APIs. According to Synapxe, this initiative reduces integration complexity and costs during product development by allowing easy integration with hospital systems. Furthermore, the standards support Singapore's national preventative health strategy, Healthier SG, aiming to enhance trust in digital health systems and prevent data silos. The sandbox environment allows developers to validate solutions using synthetic, anonymized data generated through the HEALIX analytics platform. This development is significant because it moves beyond mere guidelines; it provides a practical, simulated clinical environment for immediate testing and validation of interoperable solutions, thereby accelerating innovation while maintaining robust data quality necessary for continuous care.