Open Source EMR- A Platform that has Transfigured HealthCare Space! o “A teenager was given a 39-fold overdose of a common antibiotic, nearly killed to death because of doctor’s negligence.” o “A wife lost her husband as the doctor could not found that he had heart blockage because of the wrong ECG reports on hand” o “A six year old kid died after a physician mistook him for another child under DNR order” Well, despite the healthcare world being thoroughly changed by digital technologies like smart phones, tablets and web devices, we come across such tragic news every now and then. It’s a can of worms for many physicians or surgeons to track each patient’s medical history including prior medications, lab results, past visits, drug allergies and lot’s more because of the traditional paper-based medical record system.
How EMR (Electronic Medical Records) Come To the Rescue? The increasing number of patients in the last decade and the challenges in the traditional system also increased the need of developing EMR systems.