Loss of patient records to be a thing of the past

30 Aug 2011

The Department of Health is to embark on installing an upgraded version of the Meditech Software that will, for the first time, allow for a full Electronic Medical record keeping.

“This is indeed early stages in getting a single Electronic Medical Record system for the whole province of KwaZulu-Natal,” says the MEC for Health in KwaZulu-Natal Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo.

The Client Server 6.0 Meditech Software is brand new in South Africa and Addington Hospital will be the first institution to implement it and will come into operation on 1 September 2011 from midnight. On this day queues may be slightly longer as the admitting clerks get into the swing of things. We plead for the public’s patience and cooperation.There will be people assisting and providing all the necessary information on the day.

The version being installed is of the Client Server architecture and has a distinct Windows look and feel.All patients can be assured that there are strict access policies in place and confidentiality is further assured by user restrictions as to what information they are generally allowed to see as part of their job-function.The software offers a Roles-Based Desktop and brings information into one place, making for a much smoother user-experience.

MEC Dhlomo says, “For patients, there is an assurance that their files will no longer get ‘lost’ or misplaced and laboratory results will be kept for life.”

It is expected that once the system is up and running, patients will be asked to bring along their ID books to facilitate the registration process and entering of patient details onto the system. This will certainly make the queues move along speedily.The department will need to update and confirm existing patient details and we urge patients to have all necessary papers– for example, grant details/medical aid umbers, etc.

Enquiries:
Chris Maxon
Cell: 083 447 2869

Issued by: KwaZulu-Natal Health
30 Aug 2011

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