Hospital Information Systems

Decision Support System

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:54:50 +0000

This module is required to allow retrieval of pertinent information to assess operational effectiveness. It should allow the investigation of physician utilization, revenue analysis, census comparison, FTE analysis and cost actual/budget comparative reports.
An Executive Information system is needed in order to offer Hospital executives and department managers a powerful management tool to gather and analyze information from throughout their health care network. Instantaneous information flow should enable decision makers at all levels to view integrated financial, clinical, and statistical information from all departments and facilities, in a consolidated manner.

The following has been extracted from a recent RFP. I've included it here for your reference. It may prove useful for anyone preparing such a document.
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Health Statistics Information

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:07:32 +0000

The Hospital wishes to acquire a Health Statistics Information Module that will collect, analyze and interpret various health data. It is required that a health statistics system be developed to include all health statistical information. The system is required to be linked to all healthcare facilities such that the data is reported to a central database automatically. The reported data will be analyzed using a statistical program to produce the required health statistics reports.

Blood Bank

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:12:34 +0000

The Blood Bank module should be used for responding to the operating, procedural , inventory control and reporting demands of the Laboratory. The facilities and configurations should be in accordance with accreditation standards
The Donor Management system should maintain details of all donors and for recalling donors as required by the hospital.
Blood Bank module should help blood bank personnel manage their department more efficiently by integrating donor, unit and patient information ; flags abnormal results , reports test and transfusion results , minimizes product waste , compiles statistical reports, incorporates rules when recording and testing , generates turnaround time and workload statistics, and capture charges.

Dietary

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:02:09 +0000

Provide ability to notify Dietary Department of specific diet orders , admissions , discharges and transfers , and maintain adequate inventory of food items.

House Keeping and Laundry

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:58:46 +0000

A sub module is needed to help the Hospital schedule House Keeping activities and follow up on incurred cost and progress of work.

Laboratory Information System

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:09:02 +0000

The module is required to be fully integrated with the hospital information system and to include control on laboratory workflow from requisition and specimen collection and processing to results reporting. This includes the services, chemistry, microbiology, blood bank etc…The linking of the hospital information system with special laboratory equipment is required
The Laboratory Modules should manage the bulk of the administrative tasks involved in the Hospital . The system should enable laboratories throughout the Hospital to streamline the processing flow of patients’ specimens, flag abnormal test results , display result trends and monitor quality control.
Workloads statistics are needed to measure the work effort required to perform tests.

Laboratory Information System - II

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:35:49 +0000

Chemical Pathology , Cytology , Hematology , Histology , Microbiology , and Serology
These Modules should manage the bulk of the administrative tasks involved in the Hospital and freeing staff to concentrate on patient activities. The module should provide all of the efficient, comprehensive functions for specimen management, result and statistical reporting that the laboratories require while being flexible enough to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

The facilities that should be provided and the versatility with which they may be configured and used should make the system a significant benefit to laboratory information management in accordance with accreditation standards.

Library

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:56:53 +0000

A Medical Library module is needed in the Hospital to manage and control the acquisition, circulation and cataloguing of the various references and books of the hospital.

Maintenance Control

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:37:35 +0000

The Hospital needs a Maintenance Control Module that will stream line maintenance and regulatory functions. The system should offer the capability of prioritizing tasks, assign work , based on the availability of necessary parts and labor, and analyze equipment failures in order to implement appropriate preventive maintenance measures.

Microbiology

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:38:47 +0000

General Microbiology application should improve the processing of microbiology specimens in the Hospital. Integrated with the entire Hospital Information System, the application should be equipped to handle work for multiple laboratory sections , including Mycobacteriology , bacteriology , mycology , parasitology , virology , serology.