NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 1 – Healthcare providers have been given an additional month to comply with new digital health requirements that will govern their participation in the Social Health Authority (SHA) schemes.

📻 Breaking It Down

SHA has extended the deadline for compliance with Health Management Information System (HMIS) requirements to September 30, 2026, giving hospitals and other healthcare providers more time to configure their systems and complete the required certification and integration processes.

The extension comes as the health sector moves away from the SHA Provider Portal towards the new SHA Health Management Information System (SHA HMIS), a major component of the government’s digital health reforms under Taifa Care.

The Ministry of Health says the new system is intended to connect healthcare delivery and health financing on a common digital platform, allowing real-time patient verification, electronic claims processing, digital authentication of providers and secure exchange of health information.

📌 What You Need to Know

In a notice dated September 1, SHA said the additional month would allow healthcare providers to complete system configuration and other compliance requirements.

Facilities experiencing technical difficulties have been directed to seek assistance from the Digital Health Agency (DHA), which has also promised support to providers that do not have the necessary systems.

But the deadline carries bigger implications for facilities than simply meeting a technology requirement.

SHA had earlier announced that the use of an accredited HMIS would be mandatory for healthcare providers seeking to participate in the 2026/28 contracting cycle.

Under the requirement, contracted and prospective providers must have a certified HMIS capable of meeting technical integration requirements set by SHA and the DHA.

Facilities that fail to meet the requirements risk being left out of contracting, contract renewal or continued participation in SHA-funded schemes.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya