National Electronic Health Record Programme
A National Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a complete digital record of a patient’s journey, throughout their life, across all health and social care settings, for every citizen.
An EHR contains the information documented by healthcare professionals when they interact with that patient—for example, the patient’s symptom history, past history of illnesses and operations, clinical observations made by the professional, preventive and public health activities such as immunisations, and activities undertaken by patients to stay healthy.
Benefits of an EHR are clear, and include:
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Comprehensive view of the patient.
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Better coordination of care.
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Ability to share information across disciplines, specialties, pharmacies, hospitals and emergency response teams.
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Streamlined workflows.
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Continuous data collection allowing for greater personalisation of care.
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Greater efficiency and cost savings.
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Reducing error – digital records allow for better tracking and more standardised documentation of patient interactions.
If you have any queries or want to get involved please contact our dedicated Digital for Care Programme Team at digitalforcare@hse.ie