Institute to launch electronic health records on HIV
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aliyu expressed the hope that the support provided will motivate the healthcare providers to embrace global norm of electronic systems of documentation and record keeping1 the institute of human virology nigeria ihvn would inaugurate electronic health records ehr to improve quality of care and enhance monitoring and management of people living with hiv1 the director of strategic information of the institute dr. ahmad aliyu said ehr would be implemented in four health facilities in kano nasarawa states and federal capital territory1 he said the introduction of real time clinical documentation for patients would last one month beginning from feb. 231 he said the exercise would be conducted at national institute for pharmaceutical research and development niprd in idu university of abuja teaching hospital uath gwagwalada dalhatu araf specialist hospital dashin lafia and aminu kano teaching hospital akth kano1 according to him the project will lead to greater efficiency in handling patient information and reduce the errors in documentation and prescriptions given to patients1 the hospitals involved will receive laptops printers and internet support to allow for the smooth transition from paper to electronic documentation he said1 the institute is collaborating with seam health innovations to enhance the success of the project1 he called on the authorities of the facilities to ensure optimal use of the support and provide adequate security for the equipment and maintain confidentiality of patients information1 the project is also expected to give health care workers easy access to patient information increase their proficiency in monitoring and counseling patients and encourage evidence-based strategies that are tailored to the needs of patients he said1 aliyu quoted the managing partner seam health innovations dr. adetola olateju as saying that in preparation for the launch an assessment of infrastructural gaps at each facility was done to ensure that all systems met the requirement1 staff training workflow dry runs are being carried out for a smooth transition to be possible1 the system also has security settings to ensure that only those authorized have access to patients information he said1 he said ihvn first deployed open medical records system omrs an electronic medical record system and e-mobile supportive supervision tool in 2012 at supported facilities to improve and strengthen patient management and monitoring. nan1