Government Undertaking Major Upgrade of Healthcare System

The Government of Montserrat says a major upgrade in the healthcare system is currently taking place.

Premier the Honourable Joseph Farrell says the sector continues along the path of transformation to allow for better adaptation and response.

During the past financial year, one aspect of transforming the sector involved the introduction of a Health Information System, that utilizes technology advancements in the health field to improve efficiency.

According to Premier Farrell this improvement ensures that accessing patient records at the point of giving care is as seamless as possible.

To this end, there has been significant progress on the digitization of the paper-based records of patients at the Glendon Hospital - both Medical Records and the Casualty - and at the Health centres..

With the progression to the new National Hospital, the Health Information System will prove beneficial to managing patient records and will also be able to undertake additional functions such as customer billing.