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Demonstration and Evaluation of a Total Hospital Information System.

PB262106

Publication Date	1975
Personal Author	Gall, J. E.; Cook, M.; Fleming, J.; Norwood, D. D.; Rydell, R.
Page Count	194
Abstract	The report contains findings from the demonstration and evaluation of a comprehensive hospital information system at a general community hospital over a four-year period. The system is used in routine service and it is designed to handle patient records, bed census lists, drug files, employee records, purchase order forms, and medical records. It also provides a means for ordering medications, nursing services, and all other routine and special patient services, and controlled access to various records and ordering routines to prevent unauthorized use. At this hospital the system has proven to be cost-effective with labor savings accounting for 95 percent of the total savings derived. Other benefits include reduced errors, improved timeliness, and enhanced availability of medical information. The report also contains major sections on system implementation, validation, extension, and how economic benefits were realized and expanded for nurses, physicians, and patients.
Keywords	Management information systems Information systems Medical records Evaluation Hospitals Cost effectiveness Recommendations Economic impact Tables(Data) Benefit cost analysis Hospital information systems Appendices Hospital administration
Source Agency	New name: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality- Old name: National Center for Health Services Research
NTIS Subject Category	44T - Data & Information Systems 88B - Information Systems 70C - Management Information Systems
Corporate Authors	El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, Calif.; National Center for Health Services Research, Rockville, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. 23 Jun 71-31 Aug 74.
NTIS Issue Number	197708
Contract Number	PHS-HSM-110-71-128

Demonstration and Evaluation of a Total Hospital Information System.

Demonstration and Evaluation of a Total Hospital Information System.
PB262106

Publication Date	1975
Personal Author	Gall, J. E.; Cook, M.; Fleming, J.; Norwood, D. D.; Rydell, R.
Page Count	194
Abstract	The report contains findings from the demonstration and evaluation of a comprehensive hospital information system at a general community hospital over a four-year period. The system is used in routine service and it is designed to handle patient records, bed census lists, drug files, employee records, purchase order forms, and medical records. It also provides a means for ordering medications, nursing services, and all other routine and special patient services, and controlled access to various records and ordering routines to prevent unauthorized use. At this hospital the system has proven to be cost-effective with labor savings accounting for 95 percent of the total savings derived. Other benefits include reduced errors, improved timeliness, and enhanced availability of medical information. The report also contains major sections on system implementation, validation, extension, and how economic benefits were realized and expanded for nurses, physicians, and patients.
Keywords	Management information systems Information systems Medical records Evaluation Hospitals Cost effectiveness Recommendations Economic impact Tables(Data) Benefit cost analysis Hospital information systems Appendices Hospital administration
Source Agency	New name: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality- Old name: National Center for Health Services Research
NTIS Subject Category	44T - Data & Information Systems 88B - Information Systems 70C - Management Information Systems
Corporate Authors	El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, Calif.; National Center for Health Services Research, Rockville, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. 23 Jun 71-31 Aug 74.
NTIS Issue Number	197708
Contract Number	PHS-HSM-110-71-128