MidCentral District Health Board and staff criticised for poor record keepingANDY JACKSON/STUFF A newborn baby was transferred to another hospital for surgery after a problem noticed in an ultrasound before birth was not properly recorded (file photo). Poor record keeping and communication problems meant a newborn baby boy had to face surgery, after his symptoms were initially dismissed. A report from the Health and Disability Commissioner, released this week, found failures in record keeping and communication by the MidCentral District Health Board resulted in the inadequate care. At the time, MidCentral was testing a new electronic health records system, which meant staff were electronically recording clinical decisions, but not necessarily the thinking behind diagnoses. He recommended the DHB report back to the Health and Disability Commissioner on the implementation of recommendations arising from its own "root cause analysis" report.

Source: Stuff February 19, 2018 04:07 UTC