Pioneering Ebola Care with Robust Electronic Medical Records

Pioneering Ebola Care with Robust Electronic Medical Records

Electronic Medical Records will be ground zero for the fight of future disease outbreaks, like Ebola,? says Scott Wolf, CEO of Grace Century. ?Data mining, as well as managing a patients wellness, is the cornerstone of any successful EMR platform.”

The International Rescue Committee Expands Fight against Ebola; Pioneers Ebola Care with Robust Electronic Medical Records

Friday, 5 Dec 2014 | 2:30 PM ET PR Newswire

NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) today announced that it is testing and plans to deploy electronic medical records in the fight against Ebola.

IRC teams in West Africa currently are preparing and testing the technology, which is aimed at improving Ebola patients’ care, clinicians’ decision-making, staff safety, and learning for possible future outbreaks. EMRs also will enable the IRC to systematically document the quality of care if provides to patients.

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