Hospital Information System Flashcards

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A SYSTEM THAT ASSISTS IN THE MAINTENANCE OF AN INSTITUTION’S RECORDS

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HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM

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• A computer system introduced in the 1960s that is structured to manage all the records of health care providers

• Makes information and reports available for health care personnel to use and perform their jobs more efficiently

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HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (HIS)

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A Modern HIS:

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1) Applications built to address the needs of various departments
2) Allows hospitals to experience efficiency in accessing reliable patient information faster
3) However, rendered useless if system is not user-friendly and training is inadequate

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An HIS to be effective needs to be:

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  1. Affordable, scalable, and centered on the needs of patients and medical personnel
  2. Adaptable to rapid technological changes and provides enhanced integrity of facts
  3. Able to minimize transcription error and duplication of records
    Shorter re port turnaround time
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An effective HIS guarantees:

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  1. Delivery of information required due to optimized core library
  2. Responsive to requirements for solutions set by hospital / institution
  3. Customizable and caters to specific needs of department
  4. Centralizes information
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• Developed to enhance patient care by providing nurses with accurate information to assist them in performing their duties more efficiently

• Functions: handling of personnel schedules, accurate patient charting, and better clinical data integration

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  1. Nursing Information Systems (NIS)
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• a system designed to improve the practice of physicians

• deployed and extensively used in electronic medical records (EMRs) and electronic health records (EHRs)

• most systems offer support 24/7 to facilitate easier usage of the system

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  1. Physician Information System (PIS)
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• networked software system for managing medical imagery and associated data

• capable of providing billing services and appointment schedule

• used in conjunction with PACS and VNA for reporting and database storage

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  1. Radiology Information System (RIS)
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helps monitor the utilization of medicines in health institutions

• handles information
medication-related
complications and drug allergies of patients

• provides information to identify drug interactions for patient prescriptions

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  1. Pharmacy Information System (PIS)
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Available for hospitals in all sizes and budget

Reduced upfront and maintenance fees for those smaller budgets

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Total-cost of package

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Authorized personnel can have access anywhere, anytime

Allows data sharing and updated patient history viewing

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Web-based program

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Vendor provides ample training and assistance to users of system
Offer 24/7 support through telephone or web services

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Implement & Support

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hospital information systems and clinical systems that connect hospitals, clinics, doctors and other care providers.

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Integrated healthcare technology

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founded 25 years ago with its very first hospital project completed in 1994
Goal of the company:

Improve work efficiency in health care institutions through software systems

To produce advanced solutions for better patient care

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BizBox, Inc.

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specializes in application development for hospitals, clinics, and medical-related institutions in the Philippines

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KCCI Medsys
Kaiser-dela Cruz Consulting, Inc.

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Company products that provide proven solutions:

Visual MEDSYS (hospitals)

MEDSCHO (schools)

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KCCI Medsys
Kaiser-dela Cruz Consulting, Inc.

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is a Philippine-based development company established in 1999

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Comlogik Business Systems, Inc.

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Company vision:

to be a global technology company leading the way for innovative applications anywhere, anytime

provide online hospital services

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Comlogik Business Systems, Inc.

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• Despite differences, all laboratory reports must possess common elements to aid interpretation of results of medical testing:

Identification / filing purposes
- Patient, doctor’s name
Lab address, test report data

Specimen / lab test information
Test results, critical results, abnormal results, interpretation of results
- Name of test performed, measurement unit

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LABORATORY REPORTING

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An official medical document that provides details (positive, negative, important, and incidental findings) of the requested radiology examination and the procedure conducted by the radiologist

Basic radiology report includes:
Patient ID, clinical history
Imaging technique, comparison, observation, summary or impression

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RADIOLOGY REPORTING

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Contain important medical information (cardiac) based on test results of the patient which are set against past medical records

Benefits of the system to reporting:

Doctors are able to write vascular reports faster

Info like ultrasonic ultrasound and diagrams are easily automated
Results are generated more efficiently

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CARDIOLOGY REPORTING

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MATERIALS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MMS)
• ALSO CALLED

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INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:

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the combination of technology (hardware and software) and processes and procedures that oversee the monitoring and maintenance of stocked products, whether those products are company assets, raw materials and supplies, or finished products ready to be sent to vendors or end consumers.

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MATERIAL/ INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM

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Primarily concerned with planning, identifying, purchasing, storing, receiving, and distributing
materials

Purpose: guarantee that the right and sufficient materials are in the right location when needed

Automation tracking of inventory (computerized stock management, use of barcodes, RFID) is needed to streamline the hospital supply chain

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MATERIALS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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Not limited to data retrieval but has evolved into a platform for reporting and controlling information valuable to the institution

Captures the necessary data required by management to operate more efficiently

Data redundancy and data quality issues are minimized

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MANAGEMENT REPORTING

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MANAGEMENT REPORTING

Some of the data that can be retrieved from this system:

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  1. Employee headcount
  2. Customer account information
  3. Funding
  4. Overall performance
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enhances the capability of the institution to be more responsive, efficient, and effective in decision-making

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good management reporting system

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is a software that provides simplified solutions to operations in health institutions such as registration, accounting, inventory management, tax management, etc

Easy to learn and can be implemented with minimum resources

Used by over 1M entities in the world

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