Good things using EMR in our setting
Data entry field level:
• High workload for both paper-based and electronic in short term will fall away when OpenMRS is up and running completely
• Assists day-to-day operation of patient consultation visit effectively
• Provides alerts and validations in order to obtain correct data
Clinician/ Pharmacist/ Laboratorial level
• Effective and improved case-based management for clinical assessment
• Quick overview for follow up visit management
• Analyze patient whole history
• View patient dashboard and chart module for each individual case
• Patient appointment list with ART drugs
• Daily dispense records
• Easy access in viewing lab requests and results
Program management level
• Monthly and ad hoc reports
• Drug treatment regimen assessment
• Monthly drug stock consumption
• Trends of national treatment on ART
• Monitoring and evaluation of the program • HIV-TB collaboration
Bad things
-People generally have a difficult time with accepting change, especially within the work environment.
-When implementing a new EHR system, anticipate a reduction in staff productivity, number of patients seen, and workflow efficiency and communicate this to your practice staff. Additionally, administration should prepare for potential overtime pay and the need for additional support.
-Migrating existing data to a new EHR is time-consuming and tedious. Additionally, it contains private and sensitive information that needs to be migrated accurately to ensure continued patient care. Records will need to be prioritized to determine how far back data should be migrated