Search Tag: electronic records systems
2021 20 Sep
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston, Massachusetts) reported in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology that switching from a paper to an electronic process speed up pre-operative breast procedures,translating into meaningful gains. Specifically, this switch saved a mean of 8.3 minutes of wait time per visit. Although these savings...Read more
2018 12 Jun
The use of different electronic records systems in hospitals and specialist clinics makes it difficult for doctors or care teams to have a complete view of a patient’s health history or treatment record. Blockchain has emerged as a possible solution to this data fragmentation problem. Blockchain, which makes use of distributed ledger technology,...Read more