Page 25 - Waterfall City Issue 11 November 2023
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THE FUTURE OF
HEALTHCARE
Pioneering electronic medical records system
‘a game changer’ for Netcare hospitals
T he power of digital
technology to improve
health and care for
patients is being
felt at Netcare Waterfall City
Hospital. This is thanks to the
recent implementation of a
pioneering electronic medical
record system that is being
adopted at Netcare facilities.
“Very few hospitals in the world
have the capability for specialists
and healthcare teams to view
patients’ clinical information, test
results and vital observations
remotely in real time,” says
Jacques du Plessis, managing
director of Netcare’s hospital
division.
“Netcare is the first private
healthcare provider in South
Africa to have invested in
developing a state-of-the-art
electronic medical record system.”
All documentation and
management of patient records
are done electronically. Now, the
ordering of tests conducted by
pathology laboratories, radiology
and the blood bank – as well
as the receiving of results – are
electronic, and the information
acquired feeds directly into the
mobile platform.
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