LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Medical personnel in both public and private healthcare facilities are legally mandated to document all aspects of their patients' medical records, including diagnosis and treatment plan. Patient data documenting is still vital for promoting efficient patient care, and it is even required by law. Section 25 of the National Health Act, 2014.Section 25 of the National Health Act 20141 requires that medical facilities maintain records of every patient who comes in. Health records often contain information about a person's vital signs, medications, family history, treatment history, medical directives, test results, consent documents, current medical issues and diagnosis, therapies, and progress notes.2 The purpose of this essay is to examine existing Nigerian jurisprudence on the issue of electronic medical records and to draw a lesson or two from other countries. This article is fundamentally on the field of law. The research methodology used is doctrinal. As a result, main and secondary legal sources are used, such as statutes, cases, law books, international conventions, journals, and the internet.