Healthcare Information System

Healthcare Information System
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Healthcare Information System
Healthcare information system refers to a system that has been designed for clinics and hospitals to manage data. The system is used to receive, store, manage, refer and transmit a patient’s record. In this information age, there is a need for a system that can capture data of all the patients for research purposes and ease in diagnosing a currently existing disease. Examples of healthcare information systems are Electronics medical record (EMR) and practice management software.
Electronic medical record is sometimes referred to as electronic health record. It basically means that a patient’s record is stored in the computer system and can be retrieved from a hospital’s local area network. In a case where a doctor is not present on a certain date, a different doctor can go through the previous information and results recorded and diagnose appropriately on the disease ailing a patient. A hospitals local area network can also be shared with another hospital network to determine the major disease ailing a particular area or location.
Practice management software is another example of a healthcare information system that helps doctors, administrators and medical practitioners in the daily operations of the hospital. The management software is helpful in administrative tasks such as communication from the directors to the doctors. The system also helps in the …