Design and Implementation of Medical Information Systems For Managing and Following Up Work Flaw in Hospitals and Clinics
Design and Implementation of Medical Information Systems For Managing and Following Up Work Flaw in Hospitals and Clinics
ISSN 1549-3636
© 2011 Science Publications
Abstract: Problem statement: This research study deals with the problem of maintaining data,
deemed to be one of the biggest problems of health entities. Most hospitals and clinic suffer loss of
data saved in this databases and unavailability of strong cohesive information systems. Approach: Our
need for such databases and information systems motivates us to seek solutions and technologies that
might enable us accomplish and complete our works easily and fast. Results: Potential medical system
is deemed as one of the unique systems that attempted to reach solutions for some problems faced by
leaders and decision makers and by those concerned with medical information systems proposed
systems has been structured utilizing Oracle database. Conclusion/Recommendations: Structure of
this system focused on connecting it to internet, due to unlimited e-services provided by this
international network that facilitates. Accordingly this facilitates exchange of medical information to
all beneficiaries.
Key words: Oracle database, web-based, Laboratory Information System (LIS), Organization for
Standardization (ISO), Hospital Information Systems (HIS), Picture Archiving and
Communication System (PACS)
respective people and departments of medical decision support systems. The availability of theses e-
professions. This included receptionists, file health applications has introduced an opportunity for
registrations, doctors' data, deciding times for systems designers to develop integrated KMSs that can
inspection, supporting nurses to register their primary support the full spectrum of knowledge needs in nursing
notes concerning patients, before referring them to process. In fact, the use of knowledge-based IT to facilitate
concerned physicians; registering all medical analyses the practice of health care promises to substantially
of the laboratory, in information systems, printing improve health care quality (Jadad et al., 2000).
results, delivering them to patient, or keeping them in
files, registering data about radiology and radio images RESULTS
needed for a certain patient, as requested by attendant
• Potential information systems had been designed
physician in addition to various and diverse processes
based on Oracle databases
managed by such systems inside hospitals or medical
• Data entry forms had been designed through oracle
entities concerned with using such systems. Oracle
developer enabling entry and registration of all
databases supported all professionals in this field, either
information and data in computer database
as programmers or databases developers to maintain
and manage information easily and fast and hence • It provides a number of reports showing daily
deliver them to those needing or requiring them as soon movement and work flaw
and easy as possible. This is guaranteed through the big • It provides availability of extracting charts from
amount of reports structured and added to medical information systems
information systems after being duly tested and • It provides an integrated system for managing and
commissioned in several hospitals and medical following up users of medical information systems
organizations. On the ground, however, HIS and • Information systems might be utilized through
especially hospital information systems development in internet-based ASP forms
developing countries has proven difficult due to • Medical information systems include systems for
organizational complexity (Littlejohns et al., 2003). following up doctors, nurses and patients
Now there are HIS, Radiology Information System • It enables users of medical information systems to
(RIS), Laboratory Information System (LIS) and exchange data easily and fast
Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) DISCUSSION
in many bigger hospitals, each system run
independently in most hospitals. With the development Potential medical information systems passed
of health researches and health standardization, this many phases the first of which is: collecting data and
problem can be solved Chang et al. (2003) in the future, information on currently available medical systems;
for the sake of medical information sharing, them the second phase comprised in making studies
teleconsulation, hospital efficiency enhancement, about such information; the third phase is converting
medical service extension, optimizing the working such information into oracle-based databases; the fourth
procedure (Haux, 2006). In order to successfully exploit phase of structuring entry forms ORFMS using Oracle
the social and economic benefits that are emerging as a Developer. This methodology is selected due to
result of E-healthcare, it is important to fully strength, power and high speed and to accuracy in
understand the developments in technology, social conclusions reached. He firth phase is structuring
reports necessary to express daily work flaw and hence
considerations, government fiscal policy and business
support decision makers take correct and accurate
objectives (Bali, 2000). E-Healthcare is fast becoming
decision that elevates potentiality and develops works.
an important issue, as managers are under increasing The fifth phase is the one concerned with structuring
pressure to provide cost-effective healthcare. reports required to reflect daily work flaw and hence take
Workflows and associated internet technologies are correct and most accurate decisions that guarantee
being seen as an invaluable means to cut administrative elevating wok efficiency and professionalism. The sixth
expenses. One way to provide cost-effective healthcare, phase is training; in this phase users are trained to
without compromising on quality, is to use IT methods of utilizing potential information systems for
implementations such as workflow tools which are acquisition of potentialities enabling them follow up and
designed specifically to automate the electronic paper manage work flaw. The seventh phase is concerned with
flow in a managed care operation-thereby cutting taking notes and suggestions of respective professionals
administrative expenses (Latamore, 1999). These processing work through medical information
systems include electronic health records, medical systems, studying them, attempting to implement them
knowledge bases, prescription ordering and clinical and adding them to medical information systems.
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