Ovayo Swartbooionrecord.hashnode.dev·Aug 2, 2024Sounding the Alarm on Alert FatigueI can't recall the number of times I’ve wanted to throw a patient monitor out the window 😂 We are wired for action. The perception-action cycle—sensing, predicting, acting, and adjusting—highlights how the brain readily responds to the outside wor...digitalhealth
Ovayo Swartbooionrecord.hashnode.dev·Jul 18, 2024Examining Manapo Hospital's Struggle for Basic ServicesThe Mofumahadi Manapo Mopeli Hospital (Manapo Hospital) in Phuthaditjhaba (QwaQwa) hasn't had reliable water since 2018. I would know—I lived in their quarters. At the time, our staff homes were serviced by a single Jojo tank shared with the hospital...healthcare
Sumit Mondalsumit007.hashnode.dev·Feb 10, 2024A Beginner's Guide to Harnessing the Power of AWS HealthLakeIntroduction: In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, managing and deriving meaningful insights from vast amounts of data is crucial. AWS HealthLake emerges as a powerful tool in this domain, offering a simplified approach to healthcare data in...AWS - HandsOn#AWSHealthLake
Ovayo Swartbooionrecord.hashnode.dev·Jun 30, 2023The AI connectionPhoto by Igor Kirillov: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-doctor-woman-writing-in-the-office-6130948/ It is well known that African countries face unique challenges when it comes to implementing and adopting Electronic Health Records (EHRs), largely due...llm
Ovayo Swartbooionrecord.hashnode.dev·Apr 16, 2023The Rise and Rise of OpenMRSPhoto by Mikhail Nilov from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/men-and-women-inside-an-office-9301196/ The complexities of setting up an EHR in Africa are vast, but in spite of this, there are many stories of success. The story of OpenMRS is one of...EHR
Ovayo Swartbooionrecord.hashnode.dev·Apr 3, 2023One Patient, Three identitiesPhoto by Ivan Samkov: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-doctor-using-a-smartphone-4989169/ When looking at some of the challenges facing Informations Systems in Public Health Care in South Africa, one area that could alleviate much of the redundancy we ...EHR
Ovayo Swartbooionrecord.hashnode.dev·Mar 27, 2023“If you didn’t write it down, it never happened.”Image by Laura James @ Pexels “If you didn’t write it down, it never happened.” I used to hear this ad nauseam as a student doctor. Heads of departments regularly gave statistics on how many cases were pending litigation due to clinicians’ notoriousl...Africa
