supplies and other required resources . Upon the introduction of e-health , there has been serious improvement .”
By conducting ongoing assessments of the system to ensure its value is maximised , some exciting statistical examples of e-health ’ s impact have been drawn out . “ The daily medical consultations for doctors were reduced from 104 to 86 a day , the time needed to collect medication was reduced to three minutes , and the antibiotics prescription rate was decreased from an average of 27 % to 24.7 %,” says Cetinturk . Along with these improvements to patient care and operational efficiency , e-health also provides a remote dashboard detailing health centre status , daily operations and healthcare provided to patients , delivering a daily stream of comprehensive reports and statistics .
While figures such as these can mask the real-world approval of such systems , UNRWA ’ s healthcare providers have been overwhelmingly positive in their feedback . “ 89 % of physicians surveyed expressed satisfaction with the new e-health system , particularly in terms of time saved and how it allows them
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