It Seems EMR Systems Are Getting Really Expensive – I Wonder Why So Much?

This appeared last week:Vic government to spend $124 million on digital patient recordsEMR system to cover four health servicesRohan Pearce (Computerworld) 01 May, 2018 12:32 Victoria ’s 2018-19 budget will earmark $124 million for the rollout of electronic medical records at three health services, the state government revealed today.The Victorian government said that the EMR rollout at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne Health and Royal Women’s Hospital will see th e records linked to the currently operating EMR system at the Royal Children’s Hospital. The rollout will reduce avoidable errors and duplications as well as help patients receive faster care, the government said. Once implemented, the measure is estimated to save $34.1 million a year. Over a 12 month period the EMR system at the Royal Children ’s Hospital cut prescribing and administration errors by 27 per cent the government said, boosted the immunisation rates of children in hospital by 4 per cent, and... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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