We have all seen it—huge piles of files in clinics and hospitals. Sometimes, it takes forever just to find one old report. Other times, we struggle to read a doctor’s handwriting on a prescription.
Moving to Digital Health Records isn’t just about using new technology. It is about safety.
When we use digital records, we can see a patient’s history instantly. We don’t have to worry about losing a file or misreading a note. This helps us make fewer mistakes and gives us more time to focus on the actual patient.
As healthcare professionals, our main job is to care for people. Digital records help us do that better.
Let’s discuss:
Do you find it hard to switch from paper to digital work?
Does using a computer for records save you time, or does it feel like more work?
What is the biggest problem you face with handwritten prescriptions?
“Digital health records? They’re revolutionizing patient care. As healthcare professionals, having immediate access to patient records reduces the risk of error and increases the potential for positive outcomes. The future of healthcare? Definitely digital!”
Technology in healthcare is a boon to healthcare professionals,e case sheets (EHR) system bought an great relief to the doctors and even patients from lost records,because of which we have proper history of patient*, by the way it’s not wrong to say its environment friendly too by reducing paper usage, and reduce storage space in hospital.*
Absolutely agree. Paper files slow down care and increase the risk of errors. Digital Health Records improve accessibility, accuracy, and patient safety—making healthcare more efficient for both providers and patients.
Of course, it addresses the 3 issues, digital work, saves the time for searching the files for hours, and thirdly it solves the readability of prescriptions.
The fourth one I would like to add is that which is the bottomline of course, fast treament, and arrive at the correct diagnosis. By this way, it takes lesser time to dispose patients quickly. The doctor can consult more patients.
When I was working as an intern in government hospital it was the time when shifting from paper to electronic health records took place. It was hard to convince aged doctors to continue the same and most of the time junior doctors end up having extra duties as to write in paper as well as that in computer happened.
But over time this improved and doctors came to the understanding using computer not only saves time but also give easy access to previous health records also. So the process became much more efficient.
I found keeping digital health record is very easy to handle and safe.On one click we can get accurate information of patient which we saved digitally.So I feel it’s very convenient to keep records and also it saves our time.
I wholeheartedly endorse this digital revolution, as it conserves paper and safeguards the environment. My sole reservation concerns the vulnerability of digital data to hacking, coupled with the substantial server infrastructure required for storage. However, if such data is encrypted, securely protected, and readily accessible to medical professionals, then this transition represents a great stride toward the future.
Yes digitalization has revolutionized patient care with instant patient history, prescription and lab reports all in one platform. Challenges to be considered are hacking and privacy issue which need to be addressed.
The most important problem in handwritten prescription is not able to understand what’s written or confusion. Between what drug actually written that can lead to misguidance or wring medication.
Also i feel many countries have already switched computerised documentation and prescription.
It helps discrepancy and is more safer and less chances of errror
by reducing paper usage, and reduce storage space in hospital.*