Safeguarding Children's Digital Health Records
STAYFIT|October 2016

The current patient treatment delivery system calls for a great scope of change and improvisation in today's time of ever-changing digital scenario. The new-age method of digitization meant for converting challenges into opportunities thereby leading to better avenues for patients and doctors alike. Contemporary mode of carrying out activities is causing working professionals to adapt to a platform that is more technological-oriented. It is no longer a futuristic concept for doctors to accommodate technology in their treatment but instead the need of the hour for practitioners to have an early-mover advantage.

Safeguarding Children's Digital Health Records

Current means of digital practicing, albeit up-to-date, does put immense focus on understanding the overall dynamics of how a doctor can use technological means to be in a position of benefit in treating patients. For the same, one must be acquainted with the merits and demerits before venturing into means of offering clinic management software coupled with digital health records or E-health records. In terms of choosing an appropriate method, one must understand how best suited it is to the mode of practice being provided to patients as many doctors are still technologically challenged and may not have full know-how of which avenue is the most user-friendly in helping them reach out to patients effectively. 

In the sector of child health-care, a parent does experience full accountability with doctors when it comes to their children's health and thus tend to be demanding in terms of having full access and control of their child's health records. The same can be made available digitally and mentioned below are a few guidelines in safeguarding digital health records. 


Dos

1. To ensure that all recent records are updated online as soon as consultation with the doctor is done. 

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