Health Information System In London

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HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM IN LONDON Health information system is the system in which there is complete manual or electronic recordation about the patient health. There is complete data about the patient’s health records. It gives the complete information about the patient’s history. The continued adoption of electronic medical records, PACS and other health information systems are becoming an integral part of the delivery of patient care. With vital patient information residing in digital health records and images, tolerance for system downtime is approaching zero. If patient data is lost or corrupted, HIPAA and JCAHO data integrity and data protection requirements could be at risk. Different countries have their own system for giving health information about the patient. Likewise we are discussing about the heath information system in United Kingdom and in Nepal. Nepal, small Country, lies in the central Himalayas, wedged between India and China. The flat Terai plains in the south, the central hills and high Himalayas in the north define the country’s three geographical areas. The three rivers, Koshi, Karnali and Gandaki traversing it from north to south, become uncross-able when swollen by monsoon rains and melting snows, which happens often during the year. The mountainous terrain and distinct geographic divisions isolate most of the rural population. Moreover, the country’s topographical and sociological diversification helps to promote periodic epidemics of infectious disease, epizootics and natural hazards like floods, forest fires, landslides and earthquakes. Millions of people are at risk of infection and thousands die every year due to communicable diseases, malnutrition and other health-related events which particularly affect the poor living in rural areas. Economic and demographic changes like new agro-industries, migration, deforestation, unplanned

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