Konza Technopolis and the Health Ministry launched a new Medical Solution called ‘tibERbu’ on 17 October 2023.
The new system is expected to unify medical records in public hospitals across the country.
This medical solution is expected to provide a single point of information for doctors and nurses to access patient digital records during hospital visits.
Moreover, the solution is expected to help in saving time and enhancing medical diagnosis.
According to Konza Technopolis Development Authority Manager, ICT and Smart City Facilities Lucas Omollo, tibERbu will revolutionize the medical sector.
“tibERbu covers various service points in the hospital including Registration, Triage, Out-Patient Department (OPD), In-Patient Department (IPD), Specialist Clinics and other support services like billing, inventory,” he stated.
Notably, the system has two components comprising Primary Care Network (PCN) and Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
It enables doctors retrieve various reports from the system for efficient clinical decision making among others when running hospitals and managing patients,” he said.
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Mr. Omollo added that the new development was in line with the Life Science strategic focus for Konza Technopolis that has been set to provide an enabling environment for scientific breakthroughs and innovations.
“Our aim is to collaborate for better health through appropriate partnerships with key stakeholders in achieving universal healthcare goals hence positively impacting the local community by improving local healthcare access and quality,” he added.
Importance of the medical system
While outlining the importance of the medical system, Ministry of Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha explained that it had been locally developed in line with the Kenya National E-Health Strategy which is anchored on the achievement of Vision 2030.
“Our overall goal in health is to have equitable and affordable healthcare at the highest achievable standard to Kenyans.
The implementation of this novel digital health system is informed by the strategies and results emanating from various policies including the Kenya E-Health Policy 2016-2030, health sector strategic plans, the e-Government as well as Shared Services Strategies rolled out through the e-Government Directorate and the ICT Board respectively,” said Nakhumicha.
She noted that tibERbu is suitable for use by Sub- County and county Human Resources for Health (HRH) (including Health Records Information Officers (HRIOs), Medical Superintendents, Doctors, Nurses, Clinical Officers, Pharmacists, Radiologists, Lab technicians), County staff ICT officers, records officers, cashiers, accountants, NGOs working in the health industry and across the Ministry of Health offices.
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Further, CS Nakhumicha affirmed that the system has been designed with strict authentication to protect patient data.
“Access to the system is based on user access rights. One must have a username and password to access the system. Users of the system have different privileges based on their roles in the system,” she said.
Nonetheless, the tibERbu system has been successfully rolled out to various health centers across the country.
