Special programme to computerize patient data launched

Nadira Gunatileke

The Health Ministry has commenced a special programme to computerize data of patients who seek treatment at state hospitals.

The main objective of this programme is providing a better and accurate health care system for the public, a Health Ministry spokesman said.

According to the spokesman, the National Programme of Computerizing Citizen Health Reports costing Rs 10 million was launched as a pilot project at the Avissawella Base Hospital recently. "This new system will provide information to doctors by storing data of patients for future use.

Traditional modes of data storage is a waste of funds and takes up space etc.

But this new system offers a better way to store data in state hospitals and helps doctors treat patients more easily as important details, such as, the history of the disease/sickness of the patient is available at their fingertips," he said.