TITLE:
Integrated Hospital Information System (HIS) Special focus on BIRDEM Hospital (600 Beds)
AUTHORS:
Jahidul Hasan
KEYWORDS:
Integrated Hospital Information System (HIS); Bangladesh
JOURNAL NAME:
E-Health Telecommunication Systems and Networks,
Vol.2 No.2,
June
28,
2013
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Integrated Hospital Information System (HIS) is vital to decision
making and plays a crucial role in the success of the organization.
Computerization of the medical records and documentation has resulted in
efficient data management and information dissemination for the users. Hospital
Information System addresses the entire major functional areas of
modern multi-specialty hospitals. The package enables improved patient care,
patient safety, efficiency and reduced costs. It provides easy access to
critical information, thereby enabling management to make better decisions
on time. Aims: The short-term
objectives of the on-line computerized system are to reduce costs and improve
the accuracy and timeliness of patient care, accounting and administration,
record keeping, and management reporting. The long-term goal is to build and
maintain patient database for analysis of data to facilitate decision-making
process. Methods: To run the
system it requires some Hardware & Database for IT Department. The
technique involves Patient Registration System, Finance & Accounts, Human
Resource Management System, Laboratory, Out Patient Management
System, and Inpatient Management System. Results: In the
mid seventies, a complex was established at Shahbag area in the name of Bangladesh
Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
(BIRDEM). From 1982 BIRDEM was designated as the WHO collaborating centre for research
on prevention and control of diabetes. It is first of its kind outside Europe.
Now from 2000 BIRDEM has successfull developed & implemented some crucial
part of HIS System like
Patient Admission & Billing System, Finanace & Account System, Human Resourse
Management & Payroll System, Store Inventory & Procurement Management
System, Labrotary Management System, Assets Management System, Radiology & Imaging
Management System. Conclusions: It can thus be seen that deploying IT can help the
medical profession in improving its quality of service and thus automatically
increasing the preparedness and defensiveness. Of course, it is of vital
importance that the software must have the right type of modularity and
openness so that it is manageable, maintainable and upgradeable. They can
perform the complex task of matching, tabulating, calculating, retrieving,
printing and securing the data as required. Well designed, integrated computer
system can be a great tool in the hands of the hospital management in improving
services, controlling cost, and ensuring optimal utilization of facilities.