Wellinovate, a Nigerian Healthtech company has introduced its flagship healthcare product, “ WelliRecord” into the Nigeria healthcare system.
WelliRecord, is a revolutionary digital healthcare product aimed at creating a seamless link between patients and healthcare providers across Nigeria by providing a secure, safe and digitally accessible medical history of every participants that can be accessed by their doctors through digital devices anywhere in order to enhance speed and efficiency of care at all times.
Mr. Chibuike Joseph Nwogha, WelliNovate CEO
Explaining the core of the new innovative product in a media interaction with journalists in Abuja on Monday, Mr. Chibuike Joshua Nwogha, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Wellinovate Limited stated that, “ WelliRecord addresses a persistent challenge within healthcare systems: the fragmentation of patient health information across hospitals, clinics, diagnostic laboratories, pharmacies, and other healthcare providers. This fragmentation often makes it difficult for patients and healthcare professionals to access complete and relevant medical histories when they are needed.”
According to Nwogha, WelliRecord addresses the challenge of delays experienced by patients while trying to retrieve their health records from healthcare providers even in emergency situations. He said that the new product makes available a secure, centralised, patient-controlled digital health record that supports continuity of care across participating healthcare facilities.
The WelliNovate boss decried a situation where the condition of patients deteriorate in medical facilities simply because their personal health history cannot be immediately retrieved. He noted that some patients have died because sometimes, until the health record of the patient is seen, the doctor may not be able administer medication.
Dr. Chidiebere Nwokeocha, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer (CMO)
He said that the idea behind the development of WelliRecord was built around a fundamental belief that “every patient deserves access to their health information, regardless of where they receive healthcare.”
Giving more insight on the operations of WelliRecord, Dr. Chidiebere Nwokeocha, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the organisation, he explained that through its “digital platform, individuals can maintain and manage important health information, including medical history, laboratory results, prescriptions, allergies, health identifiers, and other relevant medical records.”
He enumerated series of digitally secured systems created by the healthtech product to include, Personal Health Vault which is a centralised digital space for storing and managing personal health records, WelliID, a unique patient health identification system designed to support continuity of patient identity and record access, Consent-Based Record Sharing system that gives patients control over who accesses their health information and under what conditions and an Emergency Health Access system that supports timely access to essential health information during emergencies through authorised access mechanisms.
Dr. Nwokeocha also revealed that WelliRecord also provides a “ Healthcare Provider Connectivity” system that facilitates secure connections between hospitals, clinics, laboratories, pharmacies, and other participating healthcare providers.”
Dr. Chile Uchechukwu Ogugua, the Chief Operating Officer (COO)
On his part, Dr. Chile Uchechukwu Ogugua, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of WelliNovate, he explained that WelliRecord is not designed to replace existing hospital management systems, electronic medical records, or laboratory information management systems. Rather, it aims to complement these systems by supporting interoperability and patient-controlled access to health information across healthcare providers.”
The group announced that several healthcare institutions in the FCT, Lagos, Warri, Enugu have already integrated their systems with WelliRecord and their patients have been enjoying the freedom of being in control and having access to their health records at crititical points of need.
Mr. Nwogha enjoined Nigerians to join the system by simply registering through the company’s website www.wellirecord.com or www.wellinovate.com