West Bengal: E-prescriptions in primary health centres to digitise patient data
"However, in case of E-prescription there is no question of hand-written doctors- suggested instructions and remedies and hence their contents will be easily understandable for the patients and their family members," the health department official said.;
Kolkata: Emphasizing the need for preserving the patient- data and their case histories, the West Bengal health department has decided to introduce E- prescriptions in all the state-run medical colleges and hospitals this year.
The West Bengal health department's decision to introduce E- prescriptions in all the state-run health utilities in the state from this year is expected to bring about a permanent solution to the teething problem of preserving patient data and their case histories.
State health department sources said that the state-run health centres where the E-prescription will be introduced from this year will include all state-run medical colleges & hospitals, district hospitals and primary health centers.
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"The state government will, in the interim period, arrange for the proper training of the staff concerned associated with these health units to make the system fully operational by July this year," a state health department official said.
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