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Internet of Things (IoT)
6. Although no systematic data exist on the use and costs of medical technologies (e.g., cardiac stents and knee implants), their irrational use has been widely
reported (Times of India).
7. The single most important impediment to a holistic approach to health governance in the country is probably the inadequate convergence between various
departments within the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that deals with
medical education, health services, family welfare, and a multitude of vertically
implemented national programs, and other ministries related to health, such as
those that deal with water and sanitation.
8. Additionally, Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committees and Patient
Welfare Committees have been formed in public health facilities to instill citizen accountability of the health system; however, their overall effect is limited
by a range of challenges related to selection procedures in place to ensure proper
representation of marginalized populations and difficulties in effecting transfer
and use of funds (Ganesh et al. 2013).
If the above deficiencies are corrected with a proper electronic record, vast improvements can be made. That should be possible, if the components of hospital visits are enumerated and the health record is designed according to that need.
12.3.1 Registration
The first step is registration of the patient. It has name of the patient, parent’s name,
address, telephone number, etc. for the first visit. For the subsequent visits, the appointment time and the token number is allotted to the patient. If the same is done using pen
and paper, it is not going to be analyzed. As shown in Figure 12.7, this prevents the delay
in developing EHRs.
12.3.2 Waiting Hall (see Figure 12.8)
Maximum amount of time is wasted when people are forced to wait. As sickness situations are emotionally charged, they cannot focus their minds on anything else and the
FIGURE 12.7
Paper entry of registration is not only labor intensive, but also prevents the development of portable electronic
health record.
Internet of Things (IoT)
6. Although no systematic data exist on the use and costs of medical technologies (e.g., cardiac stents and knee implants), their irrational use has been widely
reported (Times of India).
7. The single most important impediment to a holistic approach to health governance in the country is probably the inadequate convergence between various
departments within the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that deals with
medical education, health services, family welfare, and a multitude of vertically
implemented national programs, and other ministries related to health, such as
those that deal with water and sanitation.
8. Additionally, Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committees and Patient
Welfare Committees have been formed in public health facilities to instill citizen accountability of the health system; however, their overall effect is limited
by a range of challenges related to selection procedures in place to ensure proper
representation of marginalized populations and difficulties in effecting transfer
and use of funds (Ganesh et al. 2013).
If the above deficiencies are corrected with a proper electronic record, vast improvements can be made. That should be possible, if the components of hospital visits are enumerated and the health record is designed according to that need.
12.3.1 Registration
The first step is registration of the patient. It has name of the patient, parent’s name,
address, telephone number, etc. for the first visit. For the subsequent visits, the appointment time and the token number is allotted to the patient. If the same is done using pen
and paper, it is not going to be analyzed. As shown in Figure 12.7, this prevents the delay
in developing EHRs.
12.3.2 Waiting Hall (see Figure 12.8)
Maximum amount of time is wasted when people are forced to wait. As sickness situations are emotionally charged, they cannot focus their minds on anything else and the
FIGURE 12.7
Paper entry of registration is not only labor intensive, but also prevents the development of portable electronic
health record.