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There are errors in the data and this has lead to wrong history for certain patients. While we can put in some additional checks, this will not be completely error free. What is the solution
Do we not import the old data because it has errors
Do we live with some errors
Do we give doctors ability to correct the data when the patient visits next time? Will the doctors actually correct?
Best solution (not fool proof) is to do manual manually check of the names before or after importing. We should do this for diabetes and TB since they have been already imported. This would be done soon, some in March for TB/Diabetes.
Preventing infection by patients who have been tested positive in the lab
The lab paper on which the signature is done and handed over to the patient on completion of lab test, could contain a checklist which says: "should the patient wear a mask?". This would act as reminder. This checklist can be used during the lab in charge validation or lab result handover process. Eventually an event based alert would be useful in the EMR itself, but it is not planned right now.