Med-e-Mass, which is part of the Altron group, has partnered with the City of Johannesburg to improve healthcare delivery by transitioning from paper-based patient health records to an electronic health platform.
City of Johannesburg executive mayor Parks Tau announced the completion of the Electronic Health Record system, with plans for 81 Johannesburg clinics to have access to the electronic patient system by the end of September.
The digitisation project will create a single body of patient records easily accessible to healthcare workers. The eHealth@Joburg facility, developed by Med-e-Mass, conforms to the National Department of Health's Health Normative Standards Framework.
The eHealth system is an electronic patient record-keeping system that allows healthcare workers the opportunity to follow the health of patients irrespective of healthcare provider or place of residence. The system aims to improve health delivery, reduce clinic waiting times and improve patient record-keeping.
Med-e-Mass MD Gideon Brits says the system is designed to ensure no matter which hospital or clinic patients go to, healthcare workers will be able to access their records, making it easier to improve turnaround times, services, record-keeping and the overall patient experience.
"Primary care is a vital cog in the provision of healthcare to the people of South Africa and improving how these services are offered is crucial in improving outcomes. Electronic health records and the ability to exchange health information electronically will enable higher quality and safer care for patients," says Brits.
Additionally, the solution ensures confidentiality of patients' information by requiring a healthcare worker to insert a password to access sensitive aspects of a patient's record. Med-e-Mass says it also enhances accuracy of all critical data, issues warning alerts for any information that is being recorded and also shows outstanding laboratory results.
"The eHealth system is available through secure Web-based transacting and ensures a single medical record is used by a variety of healthcare workers, appropriate medical testing is conducted without duplication, advised interventions occur, and enhanced medical decision-making about treatment and cure is enabled," according to Med-e-Mass.
Med-e-Mass provides clinical and financial management software solutions and related services for modern day applications in the healthcare industry.
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