Hospital Info System

• Hospital Information System (HIS)


  A computer system structured to manage all the records of health care providers to make available information and reports useful to health care personnel in doing their job more efficiently
• HIS was developed


  1960s
• HIS must be


  • Affordable
  • Scalable
  • Centered on the needs of patients and medical personnel
• Benefits of an effective HIS

  • Enhances facts integrity
  • Minimization of transcription errors
  • Reduces duplication of facts entries
  • Shorter turnaround times
• Nursing Information Systems (NIS)


  Developed to enhance patient care and provide accurate information to assist nurses in performing their duties more efficiently
• Functions of NIS


  • Handling of personnel schedules
  • Accurate patient charting
  • Better clinical data integration
• Physician Information Systems (PIS)


  Designed to improve the practice of physicians, including deployment of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
• Radiology Information Systems (RIS)


  Handles billing services, appointment scheduling, reporting and database storage
• Pharmacy Information Systems (PIS)


  Helps monitor the utilization of medicines, handles information on medication-related complications and drug allergies of patients
• Factors to consider when selecting a HIS

  • Total cost of package
  • Web-based system
  • Implementation and support
• HIS providers in the Philippines

  • Goal: Improve work efficiency in health care institutions through software systems, and to produce advanced solutions for better patient care
  • Certified Microsoft Gold Partner
  • Independent Software Vendor (ISV) of the Year Award
  • Fully integrated systems such as Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Document Management System (DMS) that will streamline tasks and help provide better health services
• Kaiser-dela Cruz Consulting, Inc.


  Specializes in application development for hospitals, industrial clinics, and medical-related educational institutions in the Philippines, with products like Visual MEDSYS for hospitals and MEDSCHO for schools that provide integrated, comprehensive, and proven solutions for efficient health care practices
• Comologik

  Philippine-based software development companyEstablished in 1999, developed innovative applications like online hospital services where patients can access their billings and examination results, while the administrators can access reports and the doctors can access patients' records anywhere and anytime
• Elements in a lab report

  • Patient name and identification number or a unique patient identifier and identification number
  • Name and address of the laboratory location where the test was performed
  • Date report printed
  • Test report date
  • Name of doctor or legally authorized person ordering the test(s)
  • Specimen source, when appropriate
  • Date and time of specimen collection
  • Laboratory accession number
  • Name of the test performed
  • Test results
  • Abnormal test results
  • Critical results
  • Units of measurement (for quantitative results)
  • Reference intervals (or reference ranges)
  • Interpretation of results
  • Condition of specimen
  • Deviations from test preparation procedures
  • Medications, health supplements, etc. taken by the patient
• Radiology report


  An official medical document that provides the details of the requested radiology examination and the procedure conducted by the radiologist, with the main objective of addressing the queries in the request
• Characteristics of a radiology report

  • The findings should take into account both positive and negative findings
  • Important findings should be stated followed by incidental findings
  • The length of the report is dependent on the complexity and cost of the examination
• Cardiology Information Systems (CIS)


  Enables doctors to write vascular reports much faster since access and retrieval of information are made to be more convenient, including accurately creating vascular sonography reports with only a few clicks and including information on ultrasonic ultrasound and diagrams
• Material Management System


  Handles planning, identifying, purchasing, storing, receiving, and distributing materials in a healthcare setting
• Computerized stock management systems

  • Utilize barcodes and RFID tags with precise identification numbers assigned for each inventory object to enable accurate tracking and control
  • Assist health care institutions in figuring out whether merchandise has been recalled or damaged and should not be given to patients
  • Enable isolation of drugs and devices that are used regularly and forecasts capacity shortages
• Management Reporting


  Recent technological advancements help management reports to provide non-monetary information which enables the management to have an oversight of its operations, capturing the necessary data required by management to operate more efficiently
• Tally.ERP9


  A software that provides simplified solutions to operations in health institutions such as registration, accounting, inventory management, tax management, among others, that is easy to learn and can be implemented with minimum resources, and is reportedly used by over 1,000,000 entities across the globe
• HELP DESK


  Clients can be provided information and guidelines associated with a company's or institution's products and services without any hassle
• SCHEDULING


  Managers and employees can access work schedules from anywhere they are and effectively discuss their scheduling preferences through the HIS
• PATIENT REGISTRATION


  The HIS patient registration form records the name, age, gender, marital status, and other relevant information regarding the patient

  
• Admission


  • Before a patient is admitted to a health facility, an admissions counselor will call him or her to gather preliminary information, offer vital information concerning the hospital stay, and answer questions if there are any
  • The physician may also schedule recurring medical exams, such as laboratory tests or X-rays, before hospitalization
  • Other routine tests can also be carried out on the day of admission
• Discharge


  • Through the HIS, instructions that accompany a patient's discharge or transfer are more efficiently provided
  • Discharge planning details services needed to be administered after the hospital stay to ensure the full recovery of the patient
• Transfer


  • The term "transfer" means movement (along with the discharge) of an individual outside of the hospital premises at the instruction of any authorized hospital personnel
  • If a patient is transferred from the emergency room, employees must fulfill the statutory requirements for a proper switch
  • With the HIS, patient transfer details are easily accessed and processed
• Billing


  • Billing statements show all records pertaining to the invoices, payments, and the current balance of a patient's account
  • It is good practice to generate the billing statement on a regular basis so that the institution could keep track of its collectibles
  • HIS lists the outstanding balances of the patients
• Contract Management


  • The process of managing contract creation, execution, and analysis to maximize the operational and financial performance of an organization while reducing financial risk
  • When a contract management strategy is successfully implemented, organizations can expect to see the realization of expected business benefits and financial returns, cooperation and responsiveness of the supplier to the organization's needs, no contract disputes or surprises, and satisfactory delivery of services to both parties
• Package Deal Designer


  HIS helps in accessing information regarding package deals without going through the hassles of paperwork