HiNZ eHealthNews: Covid shared record causes ‘cacophony of complaints’

HiNZ eHealthNews editor Rebecca McBeth

A new shared record system for Covid patients has caused a “cacophony of complaints” from GPs and should be “very much an option” for them to use, GP leaders say.

GP leaders spoken to by eHealthNews say the Covid Clinical Care Module (CCCM) is not fit for purpose and is creating more work and stress when GPs are already exceptionally busy dealing with the high volume of Covid-19 cases.

The CCCM is an iteration of the Border Clinical Management System, which was developed for use in Managed Isolation and Quarantine Facilities and is a modified version of the indici practice management system.

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