Hospital information system for Nurses

Hospital

information system

At the end of this presentation learners will be able to: Define management, information system. Discuss different information system used in

hospital sitting. Nursing informatics & its implication. Different obstacles with NIS. Role of nursing manager in HIS. Efficiency and effectiveness of information

technology in nursing.

objectives

The hospital management

system (HMS) is a computer-based system that establishes an orderly and systematic method of managing hospital and clinic patient records more effectively and efficiently for both out-patients and in-patients.

Hospital management system

Hospital information systems refer

to any system that captures, stores, manages or transmits information related to the health of individuals or the activities of organizations that work within the health sector.

Hospital information system

It includes many diverse type of data, such as:

storing of patient information patient billing staffing & scheduling pharmacy ordering prescription handling clinical laboratory orders management 

What is it for? 

Types of HIS

Nursing Information System patient

information/charting staffing and schedulingClinical Information System EMRsPharmacy Information System pharmacy ordering prescription handling

Financial Information System BillingsLaboratory Information System tracking of patient's

lab/test results

ANA (1994) has defined nursing

informatics as the development and evaluation of applications, tools, processes and structures which assist nurses with the management of data in taking care of patients or supporting the practice of nursing.

Nursing Informatics

Patient Charting:  Patient's vital signs, admission,

nursing assessments, care plan and nursing notes can be entered into the system. These are stored in central repository and can be retrieved when needed.

implication of NIS 

Staff Scheduling:  Nurse can self schedule their shifts

using scheduling rules provided in shift modules. It can later be confirmed or changed by a scheduling coordinator/manager. Shift modules are created to handle absences, overtime etc.

implication of NIS (cont.)

Clinical Data Integration:  Clinical information from all other

departments/disciplines can be retrieved, viewed and analyzed by nursing staff. Then, it can be put into the patient's care plan.

implication of NIS (cont.)

Decision Support: Provide prompts and reminders,

along with guides to disease linkages between signs & symptoms and related factors. Online access to medical resources are also available. 

implication of NIS (cont.)

Information technologies allow us to access information effectively and efficiently Technology is transforming healthcare delivery. Advances in diagnostic technologies enable practitioners to contribute to clinical decision making from a distance. For example, ultrasound scans can be transmitted over telephone lines for specialist opinion. In acute situations, paramedics can call on medical assistance using web technologies, while patients with long term conditions can use SMS text messaging to confirm blood results.

Contribution of information technology to efficiency and

effectiveness of nursing

Role of nurse manager in nursing

informatics

Collect clinical data Record data Interpret data to produce information Use information to produce

knowledge Share knowledge with those who

need it.

Role of nurse manager in nursing

informatics

Different obstacles with NIS.

Some nurses may be more comfortable with paper

documentation than computers. It takes time to become a nurse informatics Lack of integration in computer systems and software Some nurse informatics, followed by inadequate

financial resources Other issues were lack of administrative support,

staffing issues, user acceptance, problems with the organization’s strategic plan, software design, infrastructure and time management. In some cases, the technology simply wasn’t available.

Different obstacles with NIS.

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