“MedRec” - Server Based, Universal System to Store Medical Records and Manage Health Data of Patients

The HealthCare sector in India lacks an organized data storage and management. Doctors have the inability to view past health data, medications, complications and diagnosis of any patient. Lack of medical history may lead to wrong treatment or misinterpretation of any condition/disease of the patient. Hospitals continue to use age-old data management systems for patient data, which is manual documentation, hence more chances that they get mismanaged or misplaced often. Today, technology is transforming the way healthcare is delivered, managed, and assessed with a continued shift from record management to data management so Medical Records are moving from surveillance and archival functions to prospective functions and process intervention. Balancing medical privacy with ease of access for healthcare professionals is a challenge, but technology could provide the solution.