Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- The Thambuttegama Base Hospital is in course of transforming digitally with Asian Development Bank (ADB) funding. The integrated system introduced to the hospital will create a unified digital patient record, accessible across a connected network of facilities. It seamlessly captures medical histories, manages lab test orders, and automatically stores results. A key innovation is the radiology module, which allows tests performed in large hospitals to be instantly viewed by staff at any smaller hospital the patient visits later, providing a continuous and complete health narrative.

A healthcare receptionist registers a patient, entering her details into a digital systemA healthcare receptionist registers a patient,...