Doctors and nurses groan because they have to collect data for hours every day. And yet our healthcare system is constantly flying blind. How does that go together?
Researchers who want to shed light on the Swiss healthcare system encounter major obstacles.
Dominic Steinmann for NZZ
Damn bureaucracy! Anyone who talks to people who work in the healthcare sector will soon come across this topic. Nursing staff are annoyed that they have to write down every toilet session. The medical profession complains about the flood of paper that can hardly be managed. According to a survey, doctors at the hospitals spend around two hours a day completing the paperwork. There is no time to treat patients.
