New milestone for patient records
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The Royal Hobart Hospital's new digital system for storing patient records has reached a new milestone.
The hospital is entering about 12,000 records a day, and there are now more than 3-million entries.
The hospital's manager of patient information services, Mark Upton, says the system is potentially a lifesaver.
"Our clinical staff can actually be working in the community. They may actually be doing a home visit. They can use the virtual privacy network or VPN card connected to their laptop.
"They can plug in their mobile So they can now actually be at a patient's home and they can get actual live information straight in front of them on their laptop."
