South Australia Again - It Really Seems It Is Getting Political And Messier All At The Same Time.

First we have had the overt political threat to the EPAS.SA-Best wants EPAS investigated as Xenophon releases health policiesNick Xenophon is calling for an immediate pause and investigation into the controversial electronic health records system EPAS, among a series of brief SA-Best health policy proposals released this morning.Bension Siebert @Bension1 The Enterprise Patient Administration System was designed to replace paper with electronic records in public hospitals and health care settings across South Australia, and has been credited with reducing the frequency of medication errors.However, doctors have repeatedly warned that the system slows down emergency care, threatens patient safety and blows out waiting lists.Xenophon says he believes e-health records system had caused “too many near-misses” and needed to be investigated.  “Very serious concerns have been expressed about major operational flaws that risk lives,” Xenophon said in a statement.“Medical and... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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