TDs are to quiz senior Department of Health officials over delays in introducing an electronic record for all patients, after hearing the long-planned project is “only at the starting line”.
The HSE then deferred its plans pending a review of the introduction of electronic health records in Children’s Health Ireland, chief information officer Fran Thompson said.
In the interim, Mr Thompson said the HSE has had to implement “multiple tactical solutions” to deliver on the eHealth agenda. Mr Thompson acknowledged the health service was being held back with inefficient and often paper-based patient interactions. “Our current system lacks access to timely, accurate and robust data that is essential to informing decision-making and assessing resource utilisation across operational, clinical and strategic departments.”
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