Another severe malfunction in the computerized medical record system in hospitals: The Health Ministry reported that following control and inspection processes, another exceptional malfunction was found in the Chameleon computerized medical record management system used by several hospitals.
The first malfuction
In February, the first malfunction occurred in the Chameleon software by the Elad Systems group, installed in most hospitals.
That malfunction caused the erroneous addition of medications to the fixed medication list in some patients’ medical records. The error likely affected about 1,200 people.
The Chameleon managed the entire process of admission in the emergency room, hospitalization, and treatment in the departments and clinics of the hospitals.
