Digital Health May 26, 2022
For many NHS trusts, electronic document management systems are a way to free up space and help improve patient pathways, but are there more benefits to be explored? Andrea Downey investigates.
For years digital leaders in the NHS have been pushing towards a paperless healthcare system, with electronic document management systems (EDMS) playing a big role in managing medical records and other vital documents.
According to data from Digital Health Intelligence, while 155 NHS organisations have a system installed, there are still 73 which do not.
For many, the push to go paperless has felt like an uphill battle and while we may not be over the hill just yet, the role of the EDMS has become more than just...