By September 30, the Hanoi health sector had officially completed an important milestone in digital transformation, with 42/42 100% of public hospitals under the Hanoi Department of Health having successfully deployed electronic medical records.
The above information was shared by the Hanoi Department of Health on October 1. Accordingly, completing the milestone of 100% of public hospitals under the Government to successfully deploy electronic medical records to serve medical examination and treatment in accordance with the Government's direction is not only a technical step forward. This is also a comprehensive transformation in management methods, providing medical services, bringing practical benefits to both patients and the medical team.
The development and implementation of electronic medical records is one of the key tasks of the Hanoi health sector to implement the policy of promoting national digital transformation. In recent times, the city's hospitals have proactively arranged resources, invested in hardware and software infrastructure, and synchronized information technology systems to ensure effective implementation of electronic medical records.
The Hanoi Department of Health stated that electronic medical records replacing traditional paper medical records will help manage medical data in a more scientific, accurate and comprehensive way. For the medical team, electronic medical records help reduce administrative procedures, save time for recording, searching and storing records. In addition, the implementation of electronic medical records also contributes significantly to the administrative reform of the health sector...
Patients are the direct beneficiaries of electronic medical records. With this system, patients' medical records are stored for life, easily accessed when necessary. That helps patients not have to bring many documents and medical examination books every time they come to the hospital, reducing inconvenience during medical examination and treatment.
More importantly, information is kept complete and connected between hospital levels, helping doctors have a comprehensive view of their health status, medical history, and medications they have used. Thereby, limiting the situation of duplication of tests, inappropriate prescriptions or inaccurate diagnoses...
According to the Hanoi Department of Health, up to now, 27/48 (56.2%) of non-public hospitals in the city have deployed electronic medical records. Difficulties for non-public hospitals are the issue of technology infrastructure, investment costs, training of IT human resources, etc.
