Electronic Health Records System: Automation of Health Records at Justice and Mercy Community Project Oyugis.

Abstract

The medical sector is a critical area in any country and always grows as the population grows since everyone needs access to medical services. As a result, there comes a challenge in handling patient data and utilizing the data for planning purposes. In addition, since most of the times facilities do not grow by area coverage, they only grow by patient volume there is a great need for an efficient way of handling the turnout in a timely and quality adhered manner. To address this, an Electronic Health Records System was developed that automate shealth records at Justice and Mercy Community Project Oyugis Health Centre. This provides a platform to manage data and provide access to it when needed. It reduces time taken to share information between departments, time taken to retrieve patient data on a revisit, time taken to compile data for reports, and reduce loss of patient data. Patients are able to experience personalized service as a result