Galway Clinic digitises and archives paper records in drive to electronic healthcare record
The Galway Clinic, a 126-bed hospital in the West of Ireland, is implementing a data archiving and management solution from BridgeHead Software to support its drive to create a completely electronic healthcare record.
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The TRAK community facility will help nurses access more up-to-date files on patients, and allow them to better plan what care is required for them. It is expected the system, which is being used across East Lothian, will be used across the whole health board area by next year.
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Here is a letter from Dr Charles Swainson in the Evening News.
Centralised records improve healthcare
I was dismayed to read Dr John Welford’s letter, “System to blame for record losses, not medical staff” (News, 31 July).
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NHS facilities in Scotland are currently trialling the use of handheld computers among doctors and nurses.
It is hoped that by distributing information to healthcare professionals electronically, the amount of paper they use will be reduced.
The technology should also allow staff to access and update patient records while they are on the move, thereby freeing up time they would spend using desktop PCs.
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SCOTLAND IS set to become the first country in the world with an entirely paperless health service, as wireless hand-held computers allow doctors and nurses to check and update patient records wherever they go.
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