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Need to keep health records stressed
The importance of maintaining electronic health records is paramount, observed Dr Nimma Satyanarayana, the Medical Superintendent at NIMS Hospital, stressing that medical records should be maintained in a way that they are beneficial to patents, doctors and also for research purposes
Hyderabad: The importance of maintaining electronic health records is paramount, observed Dr Nimma Satyanarayana, the Medical Superintendent at NIMS Hospital, stressing that medical records should be maintained in a way that they are beneficial to patents, doctors and also for research purposes. He also advised the medical records professionals to maintain records in a way that they will be helpful in fighting ever increasing legal cases in the field.
Dr Satyanarayana was speaking at the Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute at the Health Information Management Association (HIMA) conference for the implementation of EHR for effective patient care for doctors, nurses & paramedics. Prof GD Mogli, CEO & MD, Dr Mogli Healthcare Management Consultancy said such conferences are intended for exchange of latest techniques and best practices.
Finally Speaking on the occasion, Dr RV Prabhakar Rao, CEO, BIACH&RI has said that the future lies with electronic health record system that can be accessed by doctors, patients and allows the data to flow from one process to another easily. He also urged them to focus on safety, privacy and other such issues while dealing with sensitive information of a patient. A proper control must be placed to ensure that data is secure, he advised.
