Is Kranium Healthcare system the solution to Uganda’s health sector?

Modern technologies and digital services are not only

changing the way we communicate; they are also offering innovative ways for

improving healthcare. 

Healthcare delivery may be challenging if viable provisions are not in place. To ensure health and well being across the country, it needs a thriving and stable health practice.

Now, Technology Associates (TA) has come up with a

customized Kranium Healthcare; a comprehensive, modular and integrated

Information Management System (HMIS) and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for

healthcare establishments that is going to address all critical areas of

healthcare practices in Uganda.

The technological advancement was first adopted by

Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital in Kenya way back in 2010.

By that time, the largest pediatric hospital in East and

Central Africa had only 5 Outpatient Clinics and due to improved services after

embracing Kranium healthcare, the hospital now has more than 15 clinics across

the country.

Mr Siddhartha Ray, Business Development Manager of

Healthcare Practices, says the paperless system saves time and money, increases

accountability and efficiency through automating processes in a health

facility.

After becoming a success with Gertrude’s Children’s

Hospital, the system was later adopted by other hospitals like St Francis

Hospital, Kasarani, M.P Shah Hospital Nairobi, Tenwek Hospital Bomet, and the

largest privately-owned hospital in East Africa, The Nairobi Hospital, among

others.

In 2015, TA decided to cater for small health providers by

introducing a standardized Public Cloud of Kranium, were smaller health

facilities subscribe the system and pay a monthly fee for usage. Today hospital

like Meridian Equator Hospital and 15 Meridian Medical Centers run their

complete operations from The Kranium Cloud.

“Cloud model is the future of the countries healthcare

service delivery,” anticipated Mr. Ray.

Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of compute power,

database storage, applications, and other IT resources through a cloud services

platform via the internet with pay-as-you-go pricing, according to Amazon Web

Services.

Introduction of Kranium Healthcare system in Uganda:

Mr Ray revealed that they are working closely with some of

the prominent health facilities in the country.

“By next couple of weeks, we shall be kicking off the

implementation of Kranium Healthcare System for one of the health facility in

Kampala,” he noted.

Mr. Ray further said with such a system, the management’s

vision for Quality Health Delivery will be achieved.

“Healthcare is frustrated by accountability issues, poor

service delivery, and time wastage as well poor record keeping for patients.

Kranium is here to solve all those anxieties,” he said.

Adding,” Uganda as a country, we are still on a basic level

of healthcare delivery; while in hospital patients are not sure of where to go

for a particular treatment, where to find the necessary drugs just to mention

but a few.”

Data Security:

Mr. Ray says the Kranium Healthcare System was built on a

strong security platform and that patients’ data is secured legally and

technically.

“At TA, data security is paramount. We endeavor to protect

our clients through our strict policy terms,”

System helps to

track drug stocks:

Mr Ray said since Kranium Healthcare System contains an EMR,

it will be very easy for Uganda Government to maintain and track public health

information to deliver seamless healthcare, improve public health and control

cost across the country.

An EMR is a systematized collection of patient and

population electronically-stored health information in a digital format. 

However, he said in order to achieve this, government needs

to first adopt a centralized Public Identification Database.