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St. Kitts and Nevis Information
Hospital on St Kitts gets New Technology
2010-04-26 18:35:48 by
The new Hospital Information System (HIS) now operational in the Joseph N France Hospital in Basseterre, St Kitts represents a technical milestone. It enables computerization of the hospital records and billing system.
Director of Technology Wesley Wharton said that the introduction of the technology heralds new efficiencies and completely modernizes the way in which the Ministry of Health and the Joseph N. France (JNF) Hospital manage interactions with the many patients who utilize the health services.
The Director of Technology also mentioned that a pilot programme had been introduced to the nurses at JNF, which guided them in the use of hand held devices such as the iPhone and Blackberry in order to access websites with updated medical information including drug interaction, doses and technologies for remote patient monitoring.
The project began as a result of a World Bank funded HIV/AIDS project. Initially intended was a Health Information System to serve the entire health sector, but the cost was prohibitive. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Mr. Elvis Newton turned to the Republic of China (Taiwan) to ensure the development of the appropriate technology. The government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Ministry of Sustainable Development secured the funding.
Director of Technology Wesley Wharton said that the introduction of the technology heralds new efficiencies and completely modernizes the way in which the Ministry of Health and the Joseph N. France (JNF) Hospital manage interactions with the many patients who utilize the health services.
The Director of Technology also mentioned that a pilot programme had been introduced to the nurses at JNF, which guided them in the use of hand held devices such as the iPhone and Blackberry in order to access websites with updated medical information including drug interaction, doses and technologies for remote patient monitoring.
The project began as a result of a World Bank funded HIV/AIDS project. Initially intended was a Health Information System to serve the entire health sector, but the cost was prohibitive. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Mr. Elvis Newton turned to the Republic of China (Taiwan) to ensure the development of the appropriate technology. The government of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Ministry of Sustainable Development secured the funding.