Vertiv identifies solutions to gaps in hospital IT infrastructure

Vertiv has revealed that its latest research identified three such areas where today’s hospitals can benefit from increased attention to and investment in their IT infrastructure. “We have seen a significant amount of changes being made by hospitals here in the Middle East updating their IT systems and infrastructure to support EHR to bolster effective doctor-patient communication that facilitates the establishment of a comprehensive database and minimises time and effort,” said Pierre Havenga, managing director MEA at Vertiv. “Nevertheless, we are still in a transition period as millions of records and transactions are yet to be migrated to the new system and we have identified some gaps in areas that could cause difficulties not just for hospitals, but for patients too.” Hospitals and health networks have spent the past several years adjusting to the introduction and proliferation of electronic health records (EHR) and building up their IT infrastructure to support and leverage EHR use.