IJSRP, Volume 11, Issue 2, February 2021 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]
Amadoru S.D.S.
Abstract:
Under the e-health project of the Ministry of Health, digitalization of the Out Patient Department (OPD) of the Base Hospital, Elpitiya, named as e-OPD was implemented with the objective of providing a methodical, hassle free and faster service, easy retrieval of patient records, electronic queue management system to reduce waiting time and to provide a paperless service. Each patient who was registered at the OPD was provided with an electronic health card with a unique PHN number and a bar code which could be used to retrieve all the previous medical records. The study was designed to assess the experience and level of satisfaction about e - OPD among patients attending to the OPD of BH, Elpitiya.