Title :
VITA: A paperless hospital suite
Author :
Katende, James ; Feyisetan, Oluwaseyi ; Olaleye, Abiola O.
Author_Institution :
Botswana Int. Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Gaborone, Botswana
Abstract :
An interactive user-friendly software suite, code-named VITA, was developed by the authors for implementing electronic medical record (EMR) systems of hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa. VITA was designed as a web based application running off a central server. The paper describes the functional features of VITA, its mode of deployment and the challenges faced in adapting and adopting the system for use within a university health centre in Southern Nigeria.
Keywords :
Internet; hospitals; interactive systems; medical information systems; EMR; Southern Nigeria; Sub-Saharan Africa; VITA; Web based application; electronic medical record systems; interactive user-friendly software suite; paperless hospital suite; university health centre; Drugs; Educational institutions; Hospitals; Servers; Smart cards; Software; Electronic Medical Records; Health Informatics; eHealth;
Conference_Titel :
IST-Africa Conference Proceedings, 2011
Conference_Location :
Gaborone
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1077-3
