Ho Chi
Minh City’s public hospitals need to make better use of information technology
to improve their services since a patient has to wait for 10 hours on average
to be examined, experts said at a conference in the city Saturday.
Vu Anh
Tuan, general secretary of the HCMC Computer Association, said most hospitals
do not use information technology efficiently.
“Vietnam’s
medical system needs effective IT use to better manage patients’ records,
reduce the waiting time and improve examination and treatment services,” he
said.
Tang Chi
Thuong, deputy director of the city health department, said, “Cloud is not
widely used.”
The city
with more than 10 million inhabitants has a total of 113 hospitals with nearly
34,400 beds.
“A
medical network that provides healthcare services for millions of people needs
an advanced information technology system for better treatment,” Thuong said.
According
to a survey by the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group, city hospitals
examine and treat 40 million people annually.
On
average, a patient has to wait around 10 hours for being examined and a doctor
sees around 90 patients a day.
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