A hospital is a complex health care unit where all department needs to function in synchronization to deliver timely and quality patient care. Traditional paper based medical records are bulky and harder to maintain.
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Benefits of having a hospital information system in place
1. A hospital is a complex health care unit where all department needs to function in synchronization to
deliver timely and quality patient care. Traditional paper based medical records are bulky and harder to
maintain. Besides finding a specific medical record when you exactly need is a very difficult task. All
these problems can be easily solved by employing a hospital management system. Let’s take a look at
some of the advantages offered by this amazing hospital software.
Easy access to patient data:
The medical data is critically important in patient care. The Hospital Management System stores the
data in an electronic format which can be retrieved easily. This characteristic is extremely helpful in
management of out-patients who visit the hospital for ongoing treatment. The patient medical data is
stored along with important patient information such as age, gender, and previous medical history. The
system ensures the patient medical record is available when needed and there are no goof-ups.
Cost-effective:
The hospital software works to automate several hospital processes and reduces the hospitals need for
additional staff to provide quality and timely services. The hospital software also frees the medical staff
from data management tasks so that they can concentrate more on patient care.
Improved efficiency:
After employing hospital management system, the health care unit will never have to face adversities
such as missing records, delays, and duplicate records. The data is not only well-organized but it also
helps in better functioning of other departments such as finance as they can bill accurately for the
provided medical services. The data is also used for distribution of medical aid, and for formulating diets
for patients.
Reduces scope for error:
The hospital software can help a nurse to monitor the usage of drugs effectively which leads to better
utilization of medicines
Better cost control:
The hospital software works to improve productivity and efficiency. With hospital management system
in place, it is possible to maintain adequate levels of inventory of essential hospital supplies at all times.
Increased security:
The hospital software stores the patient medical data and other information in secured databases. The
information in the databases can be only accessed by hospital staff that needs it to perform their daily
duties. For example radiology, pathology and finance departments have access to limited data that is
required to perform their functions. Other departmental staff such as stores, inventory does not have
access to sensitive medical data.