H.E. Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has on Wednesday October 30, 2024, commissioned the National E-Health Project, also known as the Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS), in Accra.
He noted that, “Modalities for implementation began in 2017, and the project piloted in 2018. After approval in 2019, LHIMS is currently deployed in all 6 Teaching Hospitals, 10 Regional Hospitals, 243 Hospitals, 3 Psychiatric Hospitals, and 50 Polyclinics with over 1,000 health centres across all the 16 regions. Work is ongoing to deploy in the other health centres and CHPS Compounds across the country.”
Dr. Bawumia further said that, this project has had a significant influence on health service delivery. Prior to the implementation of LHIMS, there were issues with easy and timely access to patient health records, portability of patient records from service point to service point, legacy silo systems, inability to track and process revenue, a manual process for NHIA claims submission, and insufficient data for decision making at various levels of healthcare administration. “The days where patient records and case history existed in silos are no longer with us, happily the day of the Folder is gone,” he added.
He has lauded the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service and Lightwave E-Healthcare Solution Ltd for the good job done. The LHIMS an integrated Electronic Medical Record (EHR) system designed to deliver efficient and effective healthcare in the country with better outcomes for both patients and the facilities.
