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Zamtel has just launched a digital health platform, which it calls Venous. The platform is an Integrated Hospital Management Digital System, whose aim is to empower health care providers to serve clients electronically. The platform was developed by Zamtel in conjunction with Zcom Systems Limited.
Venous would foster automated record management. It will also enhance clinical decisions making, including facilitating quick and coordinated care for patients. Other benefits Venous would offer, includes cutting down drug thefts. It will also provide real-time analytics that gives hospital management the statistics needed for decision making and management hospitals with ease.
Venous will also reduce physical interaction between medical personnel and patients. It features a mobile app where patients can create and change hospital appointments. Patients will also receive notification for their specified hospital appointment dates.
The platform was launched at the prestigious Lusaka Fairview Hospital. In attendance was the Honorable Minister of Health, Dr. Chitalu Chilufya.
According to Sydney Mupeta, Zamtel’s Chief Executive Officer, “Venous is one platform that will change how health care services are being provided in this country. It uses cutting edge technology and meets the needs of today’s patients. Venous is also a platform for the future.
The Zamtel Executive Office went further by saying, “Venous is designed for private and public health facilities. Others included are laboratories and external pharmacies.
However, Zambia’s Minister of Health was full of praise for the company. The minister commended the company for its swift response to the government’s call for a smart solution towards the country’s healthcare system.
Dr. Abdallah Barakat, Fairview Hospital’s Medical Director, said, the introduction of venous in the hospital’s administrative processes has helped to enhance management efficiency.
Dr. Barakat also started that venous would improve the quality of life and wellbeing of Zambians. He added that the sector had witnessed massive improvement in the last couple of years due to numerous players that have entered the market. He continued that the new platform, Venous, will challenge healthcare providers throughout the country to improve the quality of their services.
Source: Zamtel
