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what's the point of paper format hospital patient records?

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  • #32
    silliussoddius
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122670939#Comment_122670939

    Don't be so bloody sarcastic, they are using the latest and greatest available technology.

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  • #33
    Pauliedragon
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    I remember a couple of years ago I had a bad dose of shingles. Long story short I had several follow up appointments for an eye exam. Every time I had my appointment I had to sign in to A&E wait to get my files and carry them to the ophtamoligy department myself.



  • #34
    Del2005
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122671093#Comment_122671093

    It's even easier with digital records.



  • #35
    irishgeo
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122673349#Comment_122673349

    Its not because a system like that should only allow you to update but never delete anything in a record.



  • #36
    radiotrickster
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    A paper record can't be hacked. If a system is hacked and suddenly a company has access to every person diagnosed with a certain condition, they can try to sway people away from Western medicine through targeted ads online and phone calls, or even push certain medications on people.

    Imagine being diagnosed with cancer and the ads on your phone are naming your hospital or even your doctor as untrustworthy, and recommending you drink their herbal tea as treatment instead? There are people who don't have the media literacy skills to even identify ads online, never mind which ones to trust.



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  • #37
    Escapees
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    Ummm... Sure, paper records can't be hacked, but they can get destroyed in a fire or flood etc. The reality is that the benefits of digitisation (in terms of quality of service) far exceeds the associated risks. It's a bit analogous to keeping savings virtually in the bank versus in cash notes under your mattress. There are risks with both, but most would agree that the banks are the safer bet.



  • #38
    BrianD3
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122680447#Comment_122680447

    +1, except paper records can be "hacked", it has already happened. The people responsible weren't genius Russian criminals but urban explorers

    https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/hse-facing-inquiry-into-two-leaks-of-patient-data/a1892203190.html

    Also, urban explorers accessed paper records in St Loman's in Mullingar, the HSE said that this wasn't a GDPR breach because the records related to dead people. So that's grand then.



  • #39
    AndrewJRenko
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122673174#Comment_122673174

    What hospital was this in please?



  • #40
    GAAcailin
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    A massive advantage of digital records is the ability to summarise and report on medical conditions for patients. Any Healthcare IT system should have powerful MI Reporting. I am always interested in the system my GP looks at when I visit; he seems to have different tabs and the ability to open up communication from Consultants from scanned documents. Had bloods done recently and he was able to compare to last years results instantly. A good medical software package isn't just a set of word documents uploaded



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