NSW Hospitals Are Going Electronic Medical Records Blacktown Is - Next Mount Druitt?

Thus, as I have been visiting Blacktown Hospital to visit a family member of recent, I have discovered that as technology changes the world,  the world changes around us with technology.

So, it appears hospitals are looking for paperless medical records and  BMDH (Blacktown Mount Druitt Hospitals). They call it a "Electronic Medication Management" -  leaving hospitals 'Paper-lite", this will leave medical records available at point of care.

 




If this is happening in Blacktown Hospital and not in Mount Druitt Hospital then both hospitals are not having technology upgraded together  and it confirms not being linked together and have one GM.

T he concept is good , but what happens if hackers get into these records and they all destroyed and non-recoverable. In other words how good is  NSW Health Information Technology experts. Are they able to prevent these things happening? Do we  need an 'EMeds" card or will these records be  put onto our 'Medicare Card"? Who knows?

It's funny, as I met someone that went to Mount Druitt Hospital and they were redirected to Blacktown Hospital as they didn't have enough  medical staff to proceed with  blood tests on his wife, on holiday weekends. 

This makes me think, there needs to be more support for a Mount Druitt Independent Hospital.

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