Electronic Medical Records in KFSH & RC

Running head: ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS IN KFSH & RC
Electronic Medical Records in KFSH & RC
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ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS IN KFSH & RC
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
The EMR System of KFSHRC..................................................................................................2
The Benefits of adapting to EMR System..................................................................................2
Hurdles to be overcome.............................................................................................................3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................4

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ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS IN KFSH & RC
Introduction
The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre also known as KFSHRC is
one of the largest medical facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In the recent times, they
have realized the need of implementing high-end technological means into their working
architecture. In this report, the adaptation of the KFSHRC into implementing an Electronic
Medical Record System will be elaborated throwing light on the medical and financial
advantages of this adaptation.
The EMR System of KFSHRC
The Sehaty Application has been launched by the KFSHRC to enable users to access
their health records and other crucial information from one place. They are allowed perform
several other tasks and make data pull requests using this application. The patients and staffs
are also provided with wearable gadgets to make real time access to these data. Their EMR
includes the following facilities:
 Patient’s personal information and health records are stored in details once they
check in to the hospital. These are further updated during the patient’s stay in the
hospital.
 It also keeps a track of the medical information collected by the personal health
recorder gadgets like Glucometers, smart-bands and so on.
 It also allows the user to store their medical documents, test results and other crucial
health check-up reports (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, 2018).
Several other such important functionalities are moulded into this electronic system of
the KFSHRC.