Gimhae-si Significantly Reduces Waiting Time by Introducing Electronic Medical Questionnaire

At a screening clinic in Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam, medical staff are guiding citizens on how to fill out an electronic questionnaire.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City, Gyeongnam Province, has resolved the issue of COVID-19 testing waiting times by introducing a one-stop electronic questionnaire system using QR codes.

According to the city on the 11th, with the introduction of this system, since patients fill out the questionnaire on their smartphones while waiting for their consultation, the time per test has been drastically reduced from the previous 20-30 minutes to 10 minutes.

Additionally, because testers fill out the questionnaire information directly on their own smartphones, unnecessary contact between testers is blocked, reducing the risk of cross-infection.

The city plans to expand the electronic questionnaire system from the public health center screening clinics to Jangyu West Health Support Center and private screening clinics.

A city official said, "At one point, due to the spread of COVID-19, an average of 1,500 testers per day crowded the public health center screening clinics," adding, "The introduction of the electronic questionnaire has reduced waiting times under the scorching heat, improving convenience for citizens and reducing the workload of screening clinic staff."

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