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[Ali Hussein]

Mwendwa. Well put across points. I'd like to add some meat on the health care information issue. In 1996 the US passed the Health Insurance Portability and Protection Act (HIPPA). 

One of the cornerstones of this act was the one on Electronic Records. An electronic health record (EHR), or electronic medical record (EMR), refers to the systematized collection of patient and population electronically-stored health information in a digital format. These records can be shared across different health care settings. Records are shared through network-connected, enterprise-wide information systems or other information networks and exchanges. EHRs may include a range of data, including demographics, medical history, medication and allergies, immunization status, laboratory test results, radiology images, vital signs, personal statistics like age and weight, and billing information.
EHS systems are designed to store data accurately and to capture the state of a patient across time. It eliminates the need to track down a patient's previous paper medical records and assists in ensuring data is accurate and legible. It can reduce risk of data replication as there is only one modifiable file, which means the file is more likely up to date, and decreases risk of lost paperwork. Due to the digital information being searchable and in a single file, EMR's are more effective when extracting medical data for the examination of possible trends and long term changes in a patient. Population-based studies of medical records may also be facilitated by the widespread adoption of EHR's and EMR's.

This is not rocket science anymore. The CS for ICT and his counterpart in Health should quickly sponsor such a law. A healthy nation is a wealthy nation.


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> On 23 Dec 2015, at 12:02 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 
> I'm the old skul type. I'm giving whoever is updating that etherpad a hard time.
> 
> I don't expect the the CS and PS(s) to have the magic bullet. But let me add some staw on their backs.
> 
> 13. Universal Service Fund. Is it a teddy bear for us to stare at and admire?
> 14. Why do my Internet bundles bought by my hard earned money expire? Is it even legal?
> 15. Wayleaves and trenches. Who else is farming and muddying our streets and pavements come January? Can we just do one humongous duct and forget all the mediocrity? I've noticed we are keen to build proper sewers and giant rainwater trenches, which is a good thing, but we are not keen to invest on what will drive this economy. The Internet. 
> 16. Huduma centers is a great initiative. Polish the rough edges, and automate entire processes. This is one of the greatest achievements of the digital government. 
> 17. I get my treatment (hypothetically) at King George VI hospital built in 1901, the centenary old hospital in Upper hill. Over the holiday, I am in Nakuru and I'm getting treatment at Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital. The nurse here does not have my file. She says it's at King George VI hospital in Nairobi. I'm seated at the casualty waiting patiently for them to send the file via Posta so that I can get treatment. We are in year 2015.
> 
> I'm still waiting at casualty.... 
> 
> Regards
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