June 27, 2006   Accenture is committed to achieving high performance in the health care industry by working with our clients to improve the quality, accessibility and affordability of health care around the world. Patient-centred health care is at the heart of this commitment.
In South Africa, there is a pressing need to bring the individual patient into the heart of the health care ecosystem. Electronic health records that are accessible to patients and healthcare professionals in any hospital or health care centre in South Africa promise a consolidated view of health information that makes patient centricity and healthcare integration possible. To gauge patient receptiveness towards the introduction of electronic health records, Accenture conducted extensive research countrywide with more than 2,000 respondents, representing 92 percent of South Africa's urban population. The results are compelling. We recently hosted a breakfast session at Kyalami Castle where we shared the patient insights gleaned from this research and revealed opportunities to leverage technology for high performance in the health care industry. Download the research brochure [PDF, 648K] or presentation [PDF, 499K] to find out more about electronic health records and their potential in the South African market.
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