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Session Objectives: 1. To showcase innovative technologies that impact LMG positively in the health sector agenda 2. To make suggestions for improved coordination and control of health sector technology innovations 3. To identify next steps towards improving technologies for health systems in Kenya Session Outcomes: 1. Technology is firmly established as key component of policy to strengthen LMG 2. Positions of personnel implementing technology for health are established within the GOK health system 3. The impact of technology on quality, cost-effective and efficient health service delivery is recognized and acknowledged 4. Recommendations for coordinating and harmonizing technology for health across the health sector
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Gordon Otieno Odundo Chief Executive Officer
Monday, November 24, 2014 1
Technology Innovations for Better Health Management
Electronic Health Records in Private Sector
AERIAL VIEW Gertrude’s Children's Hospital( google maps 2011)
Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital, Nairobi ,Kenya is one of the few hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa that is dedicated solely to the provision of healthcare for children
Gertrude’s Children's Hospital
Main Entrance
Problem Statement
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The need for Patient records portability due to many satellite locations . Efficient medical documentation coupled with betterprovision of care as a result of decision support systems that givealerts on drug , food allergies and reduce prescription errors.Huge storage requirement coupled with records misplacement isa great concern.
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1.
• Competitive bidding
• Hospital Visits
2.
• Identified Kranium HMIS
• Understand User Requirements
3.
• Customization
• Training
4.
• Testing & Phased Implementation
• Go Live – 1st December 2010
Process
Proper Documentation – use of systematic templates , ICD10 and ICPM
Reduction of typo and prescription errors.
Drug and food alerts – reduce sentinel events
Patient Information portability & interoperability
Laboratory results available real time
Increase in revenue through efficient and automatic billing
Real time reports to support administrative functions and research
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Lesson Learnt Challenges are getting the right system and full system
adoption by staff
Electronic Health Records increase Efficiency , business processes and higher level of patient care
In 2010 , Obama administration announced spending of $975 Million by 2014 on 100,000 hospitals for EHR
Administration set Mandatory implementation of EHR by 2014
Kenya Scenario – Private hospitals should embrace EHR to reduce cost of healthcare & improve care.
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