Computerization of hemodialysis records: A new era explored

Information technology has recently entered in almost every aspect of health care, including the medical records. However, when we talk about real-time entry of hemodialysis records of the patients in the computer, several ques­tions definitely arise in our mind like what should be the ideal format? How live data entry can be accomplished? How the confiden­tiality of patient record can be maintained? We have developed technical solutions to such questions in the light of our own experience and implemented such a system in our hospi­tal.