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HCMC hospitals struggle since they don't use IT efficiently: experts

 27-Jun-16, Thanh Nien News

Ho Chi Minh City’s public hospitals need to make better use of information technology to improve their services since a patient has to wait for 10 hours on average to be examined, experts said.

HCMC hospitals struggle since they dont use IT efficiently experts (c) Khanh An

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Vu Anh Tuan, general secretary of the HCMC Computer Association, said most hospitals do not use information technology efficiently.

“Vietnam’s medical system needs effective IT use to better manage patients’ records, reduce the waiting time and improve examination and treatment services,” he said.

On average, a patient has to wait around 10 hours for being examined and a doctor sees around 90 patients a day.

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