In its effort to provide Nigerians with
access to improved quality healthcare services, Interswitch’s eClat Healthcare
Limited, an innovative health-tech solutions provider and a subsidiary of the
Interswitch Group, has announced the relaunch of eClinic, a healthcare product
that will effectively address challenges associated with medical records
management.
eClinic is a
specially designed patient-focused healthcare service product that transforms
the familiar analogue system of record keeping to a digitalized process, where
patients’ records are kept secure and easily accessible.
The eClinic
platform centralises all records of patients, ensuring their data is within
reach of health workers, opening avenues for swift analysis, efficiency, and
thoroughness of healthcare professionals in the country.
Speaking on
the relaunch of eClinic, Dr. Wallace Ogufere, Chief Executive Officer, Interswitch
eClat, said that the introduction of the improved health-tech
solution to healthcare system in Nigeria, would facilitate efficiency and
enhance the trust between patients and their healthcare providers, as patients
are guaranteed of their safety and the safety of their medical records.
Dr. Wallace said,
“The infusion of technology into the healthcare system in Nigeria is one
that will certainly increase efficiency, save costs and entrust trust between
patients and their healthcare providers. Ultimately, this is the goal of
eClinic, among other benefits.
As a flexible
tool, eClinic was created to serve a range of healthcare providers, from small,
single care providers to multi-specialist facilities, making it a well-rounded
platform tailored to the varying needs of healthcare providers, and
complementing existing systems.
The solution
was designed with three layers of care providers in mind: the eClinicPHC, which
was designed for primary care providers, and the eClinicPlus, designed for
secondary and tertiary care institutions, reducing cost for health service
providers and retaining data integrity and security.
“Our
focus revolves around the provision of value to both the demand and supply
sides of health care—institutions that provide healthcare services and patients
who seek these services. Through eClinic, we are integrating inventory keeping,
efficient service delivery, sales and accounts receivables into one platform.
By doing so, service delivery process is streamlined, and productivity is boosted.”
eClinic was
developed with specialised modules that function at various clinical levels
such as antenatal and immunisation, aggregating data from different centres and
providing a single front for enterprise capabilities.
About Interswitch Group
Interswitch Group is a leading technology-driven company focused
on the digitisation of payments in Nigeria and other countries in Africa.
Interswitch also provides technology integration, advisory services, payment
infrastructure and transaction processing across multiple channels to
organisations across various sectors, including but not limited to aviation,
government, health, education, banking, retail, telecommunications, fast moving
consumer goods (FMCGs) and small medium enterprises (SMEs).
Interswitch has demonstrated consistent, strong and profitable growth
since the business was founded in 2001 and is currently present in 4 countries
across the continent. Since its inception, Interswitch has grown to be a
leading player with critical mass in Nigeria and connects all commercial banks
in Nigeria, over 100 financial institutions, 180,000 active merchants, six
international payment schemes and its domestic payment scheme, Verve, to its
payments network (as at March 2019). This strong growth has further accelerated
Interswitch’s expansion strategies in Africa. Please visit www.interswitchgroup.com for more information.
About eClat Healthcare
eClat Healthcare provides a turn-key solution for healthcare
delivery. It’s helping to transform the quality of healthcare by providing
modern, essential resource tools to care providers, increasing their
efficiency, saving costs, empowering stakeholders and leading to improved
patient outcome.
Its flagship product eClinic is used in more than 350 hospitals
across public and private healthcare institutions in Nigeria. primary care
centres across 6 states in Nigeria. eClat’s healthcare platform is also being
used across Federal, State and Primary Healthcare Centres in over 12 states in
Nigeria as well as several private hospitals in Nigeria including Eko Hospital,
First Cardiology Consultants and Solid Rock Hospital. Further information about
eClat healthcare including a full client list can be found at http://eclathealthcare.com/
