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从明天起在网上看病,你准备好了吗?

初来咋到的新移民,除了找房找工之类头等大事,最紧要的就是看病就医了。习惯了在国内人人自揣病历簿挂号问诊,来了这儿却变成凭卡(健康卡)就医。这个转变绝不可小觑,最明显的优点是无需再为医药费劳神费心,但是不便之处在于我们的所有病历记录一概由诊所保管,身为病人自己却无从查阅。

这是行内的普遍做法,病人对此即使不习惯,不认同,也无处申诉。本人就认识一位来了十年的香港移民仍有怨言,称曾经向诊所索取自己化验单的复印件,却遭到拒绝,其愤愤之情溢于言表。

诊所看管病历的用意何在

但若有心,细细深究后不难发现,这种看似不合理的做法背后,有著深刻用意,完全是出于病患安全的考虑。举个简单的例子,病历在自己手上难免会有遗失残破,如何比得上由诊所专人长期免费保管。

加拿大看病都找家庭医生,患者有无过敏史,服药情况和患病史等一整套资料都在专业医生的掌握之下,不仅减少了问诊中的一些重复,更重要的是避免医生开的处方药与之前所服的药物相抵触而发生危险。如需转介至专科医生,也不必重复做试验。一旦遇上急诊,医生也可在第一时间获取病人的全部资料而准确施救。

另一方面,病历作为专业档案由医方保存,可以更好地保护患者的健康隐私。因此患者虽然拿不到自己的病历,屈从一下也是值得的。依照加拿大严格规管下持牌医生的专业素质,病人对此当可安心放心。

电子病历成为医疗服务的新趋势

其实作为加国居民,我们很快将有机会享受到电子病历带来的高尚服务。

电子病历是大众医疗领域的新趋势,意味著所有病历不再以纸张记录,而是全部录入一个庞大的电子系统。它不仅覆盖个人的健康记录,而且能在网上做数据记录、传输和共享。这个系统记录了包括数字、文字、图形和图像在内的所有临床信息,也涉及诊断、化验、处方和计帐等一整套服务流程,实现全方位联网和线上作业。

对个人而言,医生可以依据病人的所有资料帮他解决健康问题。对公众来说,系统可跟踪整个社会群体的健康变化,帮助政府和公共卫生部门采取相应措施。因此,这项技术可以避免严重的医疗事故、降低费用、提高医疗水平,其意义绝不亚于银行等商业领域的信息化革命。

加国居民有幸率先享用

这个听起来相当先进的技术,已在加国悄悄兴起。

目前加拿大有多家公司研发E-Health系统,政府部门也鼎力支持。富有的阿尔伯塔省已经率先设立了一个电子病历系统。如果你有幸是该省的居民,明年就可拥有自己的电子病历帐号。届时只需在家上网,就可以查到化验单,还可以在网上预约挂号。卑诗省也启动了相关基础建设。

安省因为人口多,地域广,实现全省范围的系统联网还需要一些时日。不过西乃山医院等多家医院、实验室和医生的诊所已经先行一步。

平日,我们走入诊所时,总是看到一排排堆满病例档案的书架,有的甚至高至屋顶,相信不久就会被简洁的电脑设备所取替。

缓解医疗系统的固疾轮候问题

其实对于病人而言,电子病历带来的最大好处就是缩减轮候时间。有统计指现在医护人员要花费平均15%的工作时间,通过电话、快递等方式来获取病人资料和试验报告。

无怪乎轮候问题日趋严峻,百姓们怨声载道。身边也不乏听闻有邻里亲友曾在候诊室引颈苦等数小时的痛苦经历。05年安省自由党政府开征每年每人最高900元的医疗税,也不是师出无名。但是至今问题得不到减缓。

相信推广电子病历之后,轮候问题一定会有重大改观。一旦实现电子化,医生们就可以节省出大量宝贵时间,救治更多急诊病人。

当然,电子病历也不是百利而无一弊。最关键的是安全性问题,包括内部人员不能窜改、损毁病历内容,外部人员不能进入医院病历系统,严格保护病人隐私权等。

其次是使用者的习惯问题,年老的患者可能连看纸张记录的病例都有困难,更不用说操作键盘了,医疗人员也需要接受专门的培训。

再就是一套系统的投资费用相当高,若没有雄厚的资金实力,很难负担得起。比如卑诗省为系统的基础建设就拨出了1.5亿元。

但是这些都不足以阻挡这项新技术的发展势头和市场前景。

从病历簿到电子病历的发展变化联想开去,其实不论是医疗,还是生活中小至乘车购物、大到买房买车的方方面面,新移民要放弃国内多年积淀的习惯,应变新环境,确实是一个夹杂著期望与憧憬、痛苦与矛盾的复杂心路历程。最重要的是我们能够以开明乐观的心态,积极的去看待、接受、调整和应对,这样既能为自己添加一份归属感,也能为在这个新国度的生活竖立更强的信心。

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最初由 ffgg123 发布: 回复:回复:回复:回复:加国家庭医生(温哥华这里)保管病历的方法还是很落后的 大头是上海宁,你是那里人,如果你什么时候可以写中文了,上海的老医生也会写了 😋 My girlfriend is from Shanghai.
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最初由 Sedona 发布: 回复:回复:回复:加国家庭医生(温哥华这里)保管病历的方法还是很落后的 fg, you and bighead are a good match. Why don't you two get married to continue the pillow talk out of our sight? Both of you are too biased. In both Canada and China, there must be some people who cannot and will not use computer. Computer entered the business world in 1950s, but they were main frames, which did not have any impact on the general public. First generation personal computer entered household and small business in early 1980s (1982 in my recollection). Internet became accessible and "affordable" in 1993 or so. Households in China did not have personal computers in 1982 for sure and did not have Internet access in 1993. However, penetration of computer and Internet in households after late 90s in China is at a much faster pace than that of Canada. The current penetration rate in China in urban cities is about the same as that in Canada. In rural China of course, that's another story. The newer softwares are relational databased or web based. They are designed for dummies, so even senior citizens can use computer without much hassle. Tell me who don't know how to click the button to move to a new web page in 51 to type in their opinion, and thereafter, save the page web page to complete the process. If there is, the person probably is not capable of learning anything. fg, drop your attitude. 大头是上海宁,你是那里人,如果你什么时候可以写中文了,上海的老医生也会写了 😋
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最初由 ffgg123 发布: 回复:回复:加国家庭医生(温哥华这里)保管病历的方法还是很落后的 大头 你是说中国的老医生不会用电脑是吗,可能很多老医生不懂汉语拼音,所以不会用电脑,如果很老医生,他们会用英文,你明白吗 加拿大70年代就有电脑了,再老医生都会用 😊 fg, you and bighead are a good match. Why don't you two get married to continue the pillow talk out of our sight? Both of you are too biased. In both Canada and China, there must be some people who cannot and will not use computer. Computer entered the business world in 1950s, but they were main frames, which did not have any impact on the general public. First generation personal computer entered household and small business in early 1980s (1982 in my recollection). Internet became accessible and "affordable" in 1993 or so. Households in China did not have personal computers in 1982 for sure and did not have Internet access in 1993. However, penetration of computer and Internet in households after late 90s in China is at a much faster pace than that of Canada. The current penetration rate in China in urban cities is about the same as that in Canada. In rural China of course, that's another story. The newer softwares are relational databased or web based. They are designed for dummies, so even senior citizens can use computer without much hassle. Tell me who don't know how to click the button to move to a new web page in 51 to type in their opinion, and thereafter, save the page web page to complete the process. If there is, the person probably is not capable of learning anything. fg, drop your attitude.
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First, should we ask the question whether we have seen any health care system in the world which has gone fully digital (e-chart)? No, not in France, USA, Korea, China, Hong Kong and Canada. Sorry, I have seen doctors in these places only. There are a few younger doctors or selected hospitals using such a system. Hong Kong is one of them, but the system still is not universal. Don't tell me in China e-chart has become universal already. I don't like e-chart. Canada started the debate about 5 years ago. Image you sit in front of your family doctor, and he is more interested in clicking the buttons. That's not human service. There is no human touch. Though now doctors focus on paper documentation, that's better than a machine. Regarding getting medical information from the doctor, the chart is the business record and the property of the doctor's, legally speaking. If you need anything, ask but you have to pay. Canada uses family doctor as the gate-keeper. When making a referral, your family doctor will provide your medical history and other significant test records to the specialist who will send his/her assessment and treatment record to your family doctor for further gate-keeping.
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最初由 哪吒 发布: 回复:加国家庭医生(温哥华这里)保管病历的方法还是很落后的 听说这里有些老家庭医生他们还不知道如何使用电脑. 大头 你是说中国的老医生不会用电脑是吗,可能很多老医生不懂汉语拼音,所以不会用电脑,如果很老医生,他们会用英文,你明白吗 加拿大70年代就有电脑了,再老医生都会用 😊
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最初由 未尹 发布: 加国家庭医生(温哥华这里)保管病历的方法还是很落后的 我们的家庭医生,把我和老公的病历放在一起,都是随手写的。并不输入电脑保存。 每次看病,她都匆匆忙忙,因为有很多病人排队。年度检查也不准时通知。 网上看病? 早咧 听说这里有些老家庭医生他们还不知道如何使用电脑.
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