USA landscape and it is a modern innovation which SUNY Downstate Medical Center hasn ’ t overlooked .
More beneficial than a paper record , this tool allows healthcare providers to track data over time , identify patients who are due for visits and screenings , and monitor how patients measure against vaccination and blood pressure readings , with the ultimate aim of improving quality of care .
Most importantly , it allows a patient ’ s health record to move with them , but this only the start of its capabilities , says Nath .
“ We ’ re also looking at how we can improve and optimise EMR ,” he notes . “ We ’ re working with another partner called Infinite and they are providing a solution whereby it doesn ’ t matter how many EMRs you have – when a patient shows up to your clinic , it will pull up their latest medical records . The whole goal is to modernise the healthcare we provide by automating our infrastructure and modernising our workflow .
“ Then the next question is : what should we do with all of this data ?” he continues . “ We need strong
As the only academic medical Center in Brooklyn , SUNY Medical Center serves a large population – over 2.6mn people
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