Impact of Hospital Information Systems on Patient Care and Management

This report provides an overview of Hospital Information Systems (HIS) and their role in modern healthcare management. It highlights the benefits of using computer systems in hospitals to manage information, monitor patient admissions, track test results, and improve overall efficiency. The report emphasizes that HIS creates a paperless environment, maintains patient records securely, and enhances communication between healthcare professionals. It also discusses how HIS contributes to reducing medication errors, improving data accuracy, and streamlining administrative processes. The analysis covers the major role of computer systems in hospitals, focusing on improving patient care, reducing healthcare costs, and increasing government revenues by improving administration and data analysis. The report concludes by highlighting the importance of technology in healthcare for long-term record-keeping, enhanced accuracy, and reduced patient waiting times.

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Health Information Systems
Hospital information system (HIS) is a section of health informatics that deals with the
requirements of a hospital in the management. Modern hospitals use computer system that helps
in managing all their information and allow efficiency of work in hospitals. The computer
software in hospitals helps in monitoring patients’ admission, discharge, transfer and taking test
results. HIS is basically the central unit of transaction in hospitals, all transactions like
admissions, consultations, and registrations of patients. In addition, the system takes census and
report in the management of the hospital; it records the number of patients, number of
admissions and the financial report. In most hospitals, you find that the number of patients
entering and exiting is high; taking records manually may cause inaccuracy. HIS aims at creating
a paperless and conducive environment that cover all concepts of hospital operation.
This system helps in keeping a common record of patients' history, this ensures the
information is kept safe and controls those who access the information at different circumstances
(Paré, Trudel, Jaana & Kitsiou., 2015). It enables the health care professionals to be attentive
and bring care by being able to retrieve past records of the patients' health and the visiting
records whenever it is needed. HIS benefits the healthcares in monitoring the usage of drugs that
may lead to a reduction of unfavorable prescription of drugs to patients, while promoting the
more appropriate utility of pharmaceuticals. The system enhances information efficiency and
accuracy and helps in reducing duplication of information entries.
Hospital software is an easier method to use especially when eliminating errors made by
handwriting. This system makes administration simpler and accurate, the diet of patients and the
distribution of medical aid is easily supervised. There is reduced documentation and filing since
the use of paper is minimal. Use of information technology in healthcare has made it easier to
access and retrieve patients' data and their transactions.

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Roles of Hospital Information System
Computer system plays a major role in facilitating how the administration is managed in
hospitals and medical information in the healthcare which provides good care for the patients and
helps achieve equity in the health sector. This system is highly demanded due to the high entry
and exit of patients, this improves administration and helps manage patients in the hospitals,
reduce health costs and increase government revenues (Wager & Glaser., 2017).
Technology in hospitals encourages taking record of patients which helps to improve the
delivery in health care thus eases the analysis of the data for both professionals and government
agencies. This helps the involved subject to understand the medical history and use the data
provided to implement policies so as they can improve treatment and prevent some diseases from
spreading. Having past history motivates the doctors to be more accurate when giving medicine
and avoid over dosage to patients. Professions cannot depend on human memory due to
forgetfulness; this may lead to inaccurate medical information like wrong drug names or
prescriptions. Information technology systems create a strong relationship between the patient
and the professionals which brings happiness and satisfaction between both parties.
Conclusions
Technology in health centers has greatly helped especially in keeping a record for a
longer time and enhancing the accuracy of results. It has reduced waiting; patients no longer
have to wait which makes them happier throughout the treatment.

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References
Wager, K. A., Lee, F. W., & Glaser, J. P. (2017). Health care information systems: a practical
approach for health care management. John Wiley & Sons.
Paré, G., Trudel, M. C., Jaana, M., & Kitsiou, S. (2015). Synthesizing information systems
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