HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM

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ContentsWhat is a Hospital Information System?

Problems encountered

Purpose

Functions

How it works?

System Requirements

Advantages

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What is a Hospital Information System? It is an information system where data and information is handled in a hospital environment.

It is basically designed to manage patients and the information related to them.

The health status of the patients shall be gathered and predicted.

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Problems encountered Paper-based systems generally cause disadvantages and problems to hospital when handling data andinformation.

Safe recording the patient details cannot be guaranteed as they can be potentially destroyed by fire andwater.

There are possible chances of misplacing data and information by the staffs.

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Purpose The main objective for designing this system is to manage patient data and information in centralizedway.

This system shall replace the traditional methods of entering and storing data and information usingpaper.

To provide a better health service to patients with tremendous accuracy.

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FunctionsMake appointments with respective doctors.

Manage staff and patient reservations.

Conduct payments and other transactions online.

Perform live conversations with doctors regarding about health tips.

Manage staff and customer accounts within the information system.

Upload and watch demo videos on the sicknesses and relevant cure.

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How it works? The hospital information system shall function as an online system spanning across the relevant hospitalnetwork through the intranet.

In this system, database servers are used to store information on the medicines that are required to curethe relevant sicknesses.

Appointments to the respective doctors shall be made online.

It shall also be used to manage patient and payment records.

Since this information system consumes the facilities of the World Wide Web, it can be constantlyupdated for any necessary changes.

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System Requirements Operational Requirements

◦ Up-to-date factual information

◦ Necessary for day to day tasks

Planning requirements◦ Short- and long-term decisions about patient care

◦ Disaster recovery

◦ Decisions about hospital management

Documentation Requirements◦ The maintenance of records

◦ Accreditation

◦ Legal record

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System Requirements (contd.) Appointments for consulting a doctor.

IT facilities for physical scanning such as ECG, and X-Ray.

Hardware Requirements◦ Computer Systems

◦ Wi-Fi Router

◦ Switch

◦ Ethernet Cables

◦ A Physical System Server

Software Requirements◦ Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 or CC

◦ Database Server (E.g. MySQL)

◦ Adobe Photoshop, Flash and Illustrator CS6 or CC

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Advantages Reducing of paper-based work to enter and store medical records.

Reducing medical errors caused by certain inaccuracies and doctor’s handwriting.

Reducing medical costs and preventing any causes of re-testing.

Reducing medical errors leading to health quality improvement.

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