In March, healthcare institutions on Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba are going live with an Electronic Client File (ECD). The six implementations are a unique milestone within the DigiCare project, which focuses on the improvement of the quality, continuity, and safety of care through digitalisation on the islands.
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At the initiative of the director of Fundashon pa Kwido di Personanan Desabilita (FKPD), Edilse Goeloe, five institutions that provide long-term care will, for the first time, start working with a digital system. These institutions are Zorg en Welzijn Groep (ZW-Groep), Fundashon pa Kwido di Personanan Desabilita (FKPD) and Kalor di Hogar on Bonaire, and the St. Eustatius Health Care Foundation (SEHCF) and the St. Eustatius Auxiliary Home Foundation on St. Eustatius.By doing this, the organisations are taking an important step in the further improvement of their services. Up to now, hard copy files were used. Mental Health Caribbean (MHC) on Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba is the sixth institution that is going live with an ECD. MHC has already been working with an electronic file and is receiving a new future-proof digital system that is better geared to Mental Health Care (in Dutch: GGZ, Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg).
With the digital file, information can be established and retrieved faster and more accurately. Care professionals can cooperate more easily and always dispose of current data. This benefits the quality, safety, and continuity of the support to clients.
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The institutions that provide long-term care collectively opted for the same digital system to work with. Genara Silberie, Director ZW-Groep: "This cooperation is important to us because, as relatively small institutions, it has enabled digitalisation for us. We created a good foundation for the future and expanded our joint opportunities. Also for future new developments."
During the past months, work has been carried out on a diligent preparation. Employees were trained in the use of the new system and systems were adjusted, where required Herbert Barnard, Director Care and Youth Caribbean Netherlands (ZJCN): "I am proud and grateful for this development and the commitment of all care directors, care professionals, and the DigiCare project team who enabled this step."