Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The has
piloted the electronic medical records (EMRs) system at 26 in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Lao Cai, Yen
Bai, Ha Tinh, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, and Long An provinces.
The localities have participated in the project on building and developing
grassroots health networks, and implementing the model of commune and ward health
station in the period of 2018-2020.
Up to this time, is connected to 90 percent of medical stations in
communes, wards and townships in the benefiting localities.
The ministry said that EMRs help each person know and manage his/her health
information continuously and thoroughly thorough his/her life, thus proactively
taking preventive measures or seeking prompt advice from physicians.
At medical establishments, the records will provide health workers with patients’
medical history to process medical examination and treatment quickly, accurately,
and fully.
Through the system, diagnosis and treatment coordination among health stations will
be implemented more effectively, making it easier for physicians to monitor and
take care of their patients in the principles of family medicines.
The
system also makes management of the costs for medical examination and treatment
with health insurance easier, contributing to minimizing the prescription of
unnecessary drugs and testing.
Meanwhile, it helps the health sector give timely instructions on disease
prevention, forecasting, and making policies on protection and taking care of
people health.
EMR system uses data sources of
household participating in health insurance of the Vietnam Social Security to
create identification numbers (IDs) and electronic health records for each
individual.
The
model is expected to be expanded to all localities nationwide in July 2019.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
