Malfunction in Ministry of Health Leads to Incorrect Blood Type Copying

A serious malfunction has been discovered in the computerized medical file system used by several hospitals, known as the “Camelion” system. The Ministry of Health has reported that after control and inspection processes, an unusual malfunction was found in the system, resulting in the incorrect copying of clinical information of some hospitalized patients. This has led to errors such as wrong blood types, misdiagnoses, and incorrect labeling of procedures being copied from patient to patient.

The ministry has stated that, so far, no patients have been harmed by these malfunctions, but the extent of the defect is still under investigation. This is not the first time a malfunction has occurred with the “Camelion” software. In February, a previous malfunction caused the erroneous addition of drugs to the list of permanent drugs in the medical file of some patients, affecting around 1,200 people.

The “Camelion” system has been in operation since 2008 and is used in about 80% of hospitals in Israel. It handles the entire process of admission in the hospital’s emergency room and treatment in the wards and clinics. Tens to hundreds of thousands of people use the system daily for their medical care. The Ministry of Health is continuing to investigate the malfunctions to ensure the safety and accuracy of patient records in the future.