Dentistry ignored in eHealth system - ADA
Although a Government document released this week provides an overview of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) system and how it will work, the plan fails to recognise that healthcare goes beyond medical practice, ADA President Dr Shane Fryer said today.
“Regrettably, it (Concept of Operations) does not tell dentists how they will engage with the content of their patients’ health records, as dental software vendors have not yet started work on configuring dental practice software to interact with the PCEHR,” he said.
Dr Fryer said that if patients with chronic diseases need their dentist to have access to their medical records, there is little likelihood that this will be done meaningfully. It may take another year or two after that date before dentists can routinely make use of the vital information in a patient’s health summary record, he added.
“Regrettably, it (Concept of Operations) does not tell dentists how they will engage with the content of their patients’ health records, as dental software vendors have not yet started work on configuring dental practice software to interact with the PCEHR,” he said.
Dr Fryer said that if patients with chronic diseases need their dentist to have access to their medical records, there is little likelihood that this will be done meaningfully. It may take another year or two after that date before dentists can routinely make use of the vital information in a patient’s health summary record, he added.
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