It's been a busy two weeks here in Kapsowar - not because of COVID-19, too many patients, or some other disruption, but because we've decided to implement our inpatient electronic medical records. Those of you in healthcare know that the transition from paper to electronic is time-consuming at best, and makes you want to tear your hair out or quit your job at it's worst. I've been through this transition three times already - as a receptionist, a medical student, and a resident. Now as an attending physician I've got to admit that it's just as tedious and frustrating as before. But at least I know what to expect...
I have two things I'm grateful for during this transition: one is my family medicine resident, Tadeo, who has been able to take part of my workload while I'm figuring out the EMR. The other is my new computer which I purchased through donations from generous people like YOU approximately four weeks ago. Little did I know what a huge difference it would make in surviving this transition!
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| Had to bring in an extra cup of coffee to get through this day! |
I promised in my last newsletter some pictures from our daily routine. I'll get to those later this month! But first - I've got to figure out a few admission orders :)
Kim
