Riga, Mar 31: Dr
Renate Snipe, who works as Chief Physician at the Children’s Clinical
University Hospital in Latvia’s capital, Riga, was an avid supporter and early
adopter of electronic health (eHealth) even before the Latvian Ministry of
Health implemented its new national eHealth portal.
On January 1, 2018, use of the eHealth portal by health-care
professionals in Latvia became mandatory for the flagship ePrescription and
eSickLeave services, a WHO European region report said on Saturday.
Like all new processes, the implementation has involved some technical problems. This has meant that, in some cases, it has been challenging for health professionals to accept the new portal.
Dr Snipe, however, is firm in her opinion that the adoption of eHealth in Latvia is a positive and necessary development.
'As health-care professionals, the main benefit and our greatest expectation from using eHealth is the ability to track the examinations a patient has previously undergone, including laboratory tests and radiology examinations, and that means eliminating duplication of valuable services and effort,' says Dr Snipe.
'Even if patients do not fully understand their condition or do not remember all history of their treatment, we will have a completely holistic outlook of a patient. I think this is very important, both in terms of practicality and for patient safety,' she said. UNI
Like all new processes, the implementation has involved some technical problems. This has meant that, in some cases, it has been challenging for health professionals to accept the new portal.
Dr Snipe, however, is firm in her opinion that the adoption of eHealth in Latvia is a positive and necessary development.
'As health-care professionals, the main benefit and our greatest expectation from using eHealth is the ability to track the examinations a patient has previously undergone, including laboratory tests and radiology examinations, and that means eliminating duplication of valuable services and effort,' says Dr Snipe.
'Even if patients do not fully understand their condition or do not remember all history of their treatment, we will have a completely holistic outlook of a patient. I think this is very important, both in terms of practicality and for patient safety,' she said. UNI
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