Implementing electronic health records on a medical service trip improves the patient care process.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The efficiency of the patient care process of short-term medical service trips is often not assessed. The Gregory School of Pharmacy has organized annual medical camps in rural Uganda, however, the paper health records used for documentation and communication between stations have shown several limitations that hinder an optimal patient care process. Therefore, our objective was to implement an electronic health record system in these medical camps to improve the workflow and optimize the patient care process.

Methods

An electronic health record system that functioned over a battery-operated local area network was developed and implemented. Patient health information was entered and reviewed at the different stations using mobile devices. The impact of electronic

SUBMITTER: Maarsingh H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10012798 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature