East Africa’s largest referral hospital plans to digitise its records, in a bid to improve service delivery.
Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), based in Kenya, has contracted two firms — Tanzania’s Coseke and Kenya’s Techno Brain — to digitise four million documents at a cost of $240000.
Officials at the hospital say the move could curb corruption, common with use of paperwork.
They have gone on to further say that the digital migration could also slash the cost of stationery, which currently stands at about $ 1.81 million annually.
“The pilot stage for digitising four million documents starts in two weeks and which should change how we transact,” said Richard Lesiyampe, the chief executive of KNH
“Currently work is done manually, hindering our ability to transform this hospital into a world-class institution,” he added.
KNH intends to increase its efficiency by reducing the time patients take to register at the hospital by automating the registry process and reduce corruption by automating the billing process.
“Automating our services will not only help us increase efficiency in delivering services but also block the financial hemorrhage through corruption,” Lesiyampe said.
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