Sunday, 01 November 2026
DELI SERDANG | INDATANEWS.COM - The Deli Serdang Regency Government is continuing to develop its Pelayanan Kesehatan Menggunakan Jempol (PAS JEMPOL) initiative to make healthcare services more accessible to the public. As of October 2026, the programme had registered the fingerprints of 1.6 million residents. The local administration aims to increase that figure to 2.1 million while expanding service integration with private healthcare facilities and population administration records.
Deli Serdang Regent dr H Asri Ludin Tambunan outlined the latest progress when he appeared as a guest on Jurnal Nusantara, broadcast live by Kompas TV on Sunday, 11 October 2026. During the programme, he explained that PAS JEMPOL was one of the local government's initiatives to make healthcare services more convenient, faster and better integrated.
The innovation uses fingerprints to identify patients. The system enables healthcare staff to streamline administrative procedures and access patients' recorded medical histories when they seek treatment.
The implementation of PAS JEMPOL across all community health centres and regional general hospitals in Deli Serdang marks an initial step towards expanding the use of technology in healthcare delivery. The local government aims to reduce residents' reliance on physical documents when accessing medical services.
Asri Ludin stressed that PAS JEMPOL was designed to simplify administrative procedures that often make it difficult for people to access healthcare. By using fingerprints, patients can have their identities verified without always having to present physical population documents.
"The aim is to make it easier for people to access healthcare without having to bring any paperwork, including their national identity cards. Going forward, we will encourage integration with private healthcare facilities so that this service can reach more providers," he said.
His statement highlighted the direction of PAS JEMPOL's development: extending the service's reach so that residents can enjoy the same convenience whether they seek treatment at government-run or privately operated healthcare facilities.
The local government has already implemented the system across all community health centres and regional general hospitals. By extending integration to private healthcare providers, it hopes more patients will be able to use the same identification system without encountering different administrative procedures from one facility to another.
The target of registering 2.1 million residents is also part of efforts to broaden the programme's coverage. However, development is not focused solely on increasing the number of people whose fingerprints have been recorded. The local government is also preparing to integrate data to improve patient identification accuracy and strengthen links between healthcare services and population administration.
In addition to expanding cooperation with private healthcare facilities, the Deli Serdang Regency Government aims to synchronise PAS JEMPOL with data held by the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration. The integration is expected to strengthen the link between residents' identities and healthcare services, making identification more efficient.
The local government is also directing PAS JEMPOL's development towards the use of facial recognition technology. This could provide an additional means of verifying patients' identities, complementing fingerprints, which have been a central feature of the initiative.
The development of these identification methods must go hand in hand with accurate data matching, the protection of personal information and the security of public health records. These safeguards will help ensure that more convenient services are delivered while maintaining patient confidentiality.
PAS JEMPOL also has its own database containing information on community welfare deciles. This information forms part of the broader effort to develop more integrated services, including the use of data to support other public service programmes.
Connected data is expected to help the local government better understand residents' needs. In healthcare, relevant information can support patient administration. Meanwhile, in population administration, interconnected records can help speed up the processing of documents required by the public.
The development of PAS JEMPOL also supports SIAP SEHAT, a service that records births and deaths at healthcare facilities. Through this service, the local government aims to make it easier for residents to obtain birth and death certificates once the relevant events have been recorded at healthcare facilities.
Linking these records to population administration processes is expected to reduce the number of steps families must take to obtain official documents. The Deli Serdang Regency Government aims to issue the relevant civil registration documents within 24 hours through SIAP SEHAT.
This service target reflects the local government's efforts to bring administrative services closer to the public. Families welcoming a newborn, for example, are expected to find it easier to arrange the necessary population documents. Similarly, families dealing with a bereavement should benefit from a simpler process for obtaining death certificates.
The connection between PAS JEMPOL and SIAP SEHAT demonstrates the Deli Serdang Regency Government's efforts to develop public services that do not operate in isolation. Data and processes relating to residents' identities, healthcare and the registration of important life events are expected to complement one another, reducing the need for people to repeat the same administrative procedures.
Asri Ludin expressed hope that PAS JEMPOL would continue to develop and deliver wider benefits. He also hopes the initiative will serve as an example for other regions seeking to build healthcare systems that prioritise public convenience.
"My hope is that one day this innovation can become a role model and attract the attention of the Ministry of Home Affairs, helping to make services easier for all Indonesians," he concluded.
With fingerprints registered for 1.6 million residents and a target of 2.1 million, PAS JEMPOL remains one of Deli Serdang's public service innovations under development. Expanding integration with private healthcare facilities, synchronising population data and adopting facial recognition technology are among the next steps planned to strengthen the service.
The success of these efforts will depend on expanding coverage, maintaining system reliability, ensuring data accuracy and protecting personal information. If these elements progress together, PAS JEMPOL could become a reference for other regions seeking to develop identity-based digital healthcare services while connecting them with civil registration administration. (IDNC)
REPORTER: Edi Saputra | EDITOR: Fik Sagala
