Hospital Information System

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National E-Health Integration Program

Definition

Hospital information system is an integrated system for hospital executive and clinical management.

It includes various and heterogeneous datasets, must be processed and transferred between hospital wards.

Usage of IT & CT in various sections

Silicon Bridge Research Limited and National Computing Centre 1999 and 2000

HIS Components

• Para clinic– Audiometry– Optometry– Laboratory– Pathology– Microbiology– Pharmacy– Blood bank– Imaging– Therapeutic cervices– …

• Accounting and Auditing– Patient bill– Maintenance services– Physical security– Insurance– …

• Registry– Personal Information– Patient Record– Cancer– Special Disease

• Research– Training– Research– Library

• Other– Personnel Health– Kitchen– Appointment– Laundry– …

• Management– Admission– Discharge– Bed management– DSS– MIS– …

• Internal healthcare services

– Nursing– Ordering– Nutrition– Infection Control– Operating procedures– Clinics– …

• External healthcare services

– Consulting– Transferring– Referring– Police, EMS, Fire– …

Communication between HIS components

- Internal communications

-External communications

- HL7- DICOM- MML - CEN - …

Health information exchange standards

Coding and Classifying standards

• ICD

• LOINC

• SNOMED

• HIS Architecture and design• Assessment of present Hospital Information

Systems• HIS minimums• HIS functional requirements and assessment

• Electronic Health Record Implementation

• Internal Development Pattern

1. Data integrity2. Implementation of Health Information exchange standards3. Short, medium and long term programs4. Local development strategy5. Health Data Centers6. Interaction with private section 7. Governmental rules8. Software is important, not hardware9. Multisectorial organization10. Depauperate people, Primary aim of eHealth development