HSE to spend €875m on health records system

The HSE is to spend up to €875m rolling out a national electronic health record system (EHR) that will enable patient information to be instantly accessed by approved medical personnel.

The project is being overseen by eHealth Ireland, a dedicated entity tasked with using information and communication technology to modernise the health system.

A document published by eHealth Ireland last summer outlined how the body envisages the system will work.