What are Healthcare Information...
Transcript of What are Healthcare Information...
What are Healthcare Information Systems?
HIMS 650
What is Information Technology?
§ Hardware § Desktop, laptop, tablet computers § Mobile devices: phones, cameras, pens, etc. § Tables, refrigerators, ovens § Anything that uses information and shares it with
something else to facilitate shared decision-making § Software § Networks § What is “Computer Literacy” in the 21st century?
What are Information Systems?
§ Data § Raw numbers, digits,
letters, words
§ Information § Interpreted meaning of
data
§ Knowledge § Patterns derived from
Information
§ Wisdom § Application of knowledge
Healthcare Information Systems
§ Patient administration systems § Patient care / clinical systems
§ Bedside § Nurses station § Etc.
§ Administrative § Financial § Business intelligence § Operational § Communication § Etc.
§ Commerce § Procurement § Supply-chain
HIMS Topic Map
Hospital to Clinics
• Not much
Now
• EHR / EHR integration • Tools to allow better
patient continuity
Soon
Hospital to Pharmacy
• Prescriptions to certain pharmacies
• Patient information
Now
• Sharing of more EHR information
• Prescriptions for many pharmacies
• Consultation on drug interactions
Soon
Hospital to Manufacturers
• Online ordering • JIT inventory • Rebates • Department management
software
Now
• ???
Soon
Hospital to Insurance
• Automated billing codes • Preauthorization • Patient information
Now
• Insurance advising on course of care based on data mining?
Soon
Healthcare Providers to Patient
• Some patient portals for billing, insurance, registration, etc.
• In room systems for patient education
Now
• Tools to further empower patients
• More use of patient portal • PHR / EHR integration? • Customized patient
education and recommended regimen
Soon
So Where is this Going?
And What is Actually Going On?
§ More and more of the clinical space is converting to digital information technology, BUT
§ It is PEOPLE that deliver healthcare
§ Does technology can help or hinder healthcare? Actually, it does both
Are we being overrun by technology?