MLS 050 – Health Information System

Student Activity Sheets Module #4

Name: Class number: _______

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Section: ____________ Schedule: ________________
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Lesson Title: Hospital Information System Materials:

Lesson Objectives: Student Activity Sheets
At the end of the lesson, you shoud be able to:
1. analyze how HIS has been used in different departments; References:
2. assess the selection criteria in choosing HIS; PASMETH MODULE SYSTEM
3. categorize the providers of HIS.

Productivity Tip:
“Finish a task before starting something new.”

A. LESSON PREVIEW/REVIEW

1) Introduction
Have a brand new day. The previous lesson cited the problems encountered by hospitals using
the tradtional manual process and presented Health Management Information System as the solution to
those problems. Today’s lesson discusses about the different Hospital Information Systems as well as
its providers. As health professional in the future, it would be helpful to have a background of the
different hospital information systems available in the market. Therefore, at the end of the lesson, you
should be able to:
1. explain how HIS has been used in different departments;
2. learn the selection criteria in choosing HIS;
3. identify the providers of HIS.

2) Activity 1: What I Know Chart, Part 1

I am writing three questions on the second column related to the topic for the day. I would like
you to write in the first column whay you know about the question. Just left the third column blank at
this time.

What I Know Questions: What I Learned (Activity 4)

1. It is a computer system that could
manage all the information to permit
health care providers to do their jobs
efficiently.
2. It is a computer based information
system designed to assist nurses
offer enhanced patient care.
3. It is an information system that
enables pharmacists monitor how
medicines are utilized in hospitals.

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 MLS 050 – Health Information System
Student Activity Sheets Module #4

Name: Class number: _______

_________________________________________________________________ Date:
Section: ____________ Schedule: ________________
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B.MAIN LESSON

1) Activity 2: Content Notes

Introduction to Hospital Information System

Healthcare is a very crucial a part of our society and it's far imperative for healthcare
providers to do their jobs in an efficient and powerful manner. Each day masses of thousands of
sufferers enter healthcare centers challenging the management to run the show easily. The
employees have to manage and combine clinical, economic and operational records that grow with
the practice. Formerly, this data was prepared manually, which was time consuming and didn't
deliver the desired level of performance. Most professionally run hospitals and clinics now depend
on hospital information systems (HIS) that assist them in controlling all their medical and
administrative records.
A hospital information system (HIS) is fundamentally a computer system that could manage
all the information to permit health care providers to do their jobs efficiently. These structures have
been around since they were first introduced in the 1960s and have developed with time and the
modernization of healthcare facilities. The computers were no longer as fast in those days and that
they were now not able to offer data in real time as they do these days. The staff used them
generally for dealing with billing and hospital inventory. All this has changed now, and today
hospital information systems include the integration of all scientific, financial and administrative
programs.
Modern HIS consists of many applications addressing the needs of numerous departments
in a health facility. They manage the data related to the clinic, finance department, laboratory,
nursing, pharmacy and additionally the radiology and pathology departments.
An excellent HIS gives several advantages to a hospital such as but not limited to the
delivery of high-quality patient care and better financial management. The HIS must also be patient
centric, medical personnel centric, affordable and scalable. The technology changes quickly and if
the system isn't adaptive it will not be able to accommodate hospital growth. An effective HIS
additionally provides benefits including:
• enhanced facts integrity
• reduced transcription errors
• reduced duplication of facts entries
• optimized report turnaround times

Current hospital information systems normally use fast computers linked to each other via an
optimized community. These computers are programmed to gather, process, and retrieve patient
care and administrative information ensuring better ROI and delivery of service. If the hospital
authorities have more relevant data they can make better decisions.

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HIS for Different Departments

Nursing Information Systems (NIS) - these computer based information systems are designed
to assist nurses offer enhanced patient care. A good NIS can carry out a number of functions and
supply benefits together with improving personnel schedules, accurate patient charting and better
clinical data integration. The nursing department can have a better-managed work force thru
agenda packages, enabling managers to handle absences and overtime. The solution can also be
used to reveal staffing levels and obtain more cost-effective staffing. Patient charting applications
also permit users to go into details regarding patient’s critical signs. Nurses also use it for admission
information, care plan and all applicable nursing notes. All crucial facts are securely saved and can
be retrieved when required. Medical information integration is also very useful, allowing nurses to
collect, retrieve and examine the medical records after which integrate it to design a patient’s care
plan.

Physician Information Systems (PIS) as the name suggests, PIS systems aim to enhance the
practice of physicians and also are encouraged by the government for deployment. PIS are added
thru computers, servers, networks, and use extensively deployed and popular programs such as,
Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), Electronic Health Records (EHRs), and others. Most of these
offerings have 24/7 support that enables health professionals to troubleshoot issues happening at
some point in their use.

Radiology Information System (RIS) - these systems are also popular for their capability to
provide radiology billing services, appointment scheduling as well as reporting and patient database
storage. The radiology practice has become more complicated with advances in technology and
more hospitals now turn to RIS to control the commercial enterprise side of their practices.

Pharmacy Information Systems (PIS) designed to cope with the demands of a pharmacy
department, PIS enables pharmacists monitor how medicine is utilized in hospitals. A PIS facilitates
users supervise drug allergies and different medication-related complications. The system enables
users to identify drug interactions and also helps administer the appropriate drugs based on the
patient’s physiologic conditions (EMR education center, 2013).

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Selection Criteria in Choosing HIS

Total cost of package -Normally, HIS vendors are thrilled to visit and discuss the necessities
of your hospital with you. Solutions are available for hospitals of all sizes and budgets. It is essential
to have a hospital information system that has a low cost of ownership. A few providers reduce
prices through having a design that calls for much less hardware and fewer servers. This kind of
layout is known to reduce upfront acquisition fees and additionally reduces maintenance ultimately.

Web based system - in addition to the user friendly features, an excellent HIS system ought
to be available on the internet. Availability on the internet means authorized employees can access
the information whenever they need from anywhere. this does not bind all caregivers to their office
desks and additionally offers them with statistics when they need it most. a web based system will
become even more vital if it is used to share data between or more hospitals. Healthcare centers in
distinctive geographic locations can share relevant information quickly in the event that they use an
internet based HIS. for example, a hospital may decide to shift a patient to another facility for
improved care or specialty treatment. If the present hospital has updated all the patient history in
their HIS, the next health facility can immediately access the information necessary for treatment.
The medical records of the patient will continually be saved within those facilities and can be
effortlessly retrieved if the patient is not able to offer it himself.

Implementation and support - Change is continually resisted by people and deploying or

upgrading a hospital information system can also invite employee criticism. It is always good to
invite the vendor for assistance in an implementation and request for staff training. Select a vendor
that gives 24/7 support thru the telephone or web, so your hospital staff can at once access support.
A few hospitals also seek advice from their personnel while making a purchasing decision, because
the personnel may be capable to tell you something new or let you know about things others may
have left out (EMR Education Center, 2013).

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Providers of HIS
The following are the prominent HIS providers in the Philippines.

Figure 1: BizBox Logo

The founders of Bizbox, Inc., started twenty-five (25) years ago with the goal of helping people
improve their work efficiency through software. With the first hospital project in 1994, BizBox
evolved into one of the top IT companies focused on the healthcare industry.
All the healthcare solutions developed by BizBox uses the latest technology from Microsoft.
Leveraging on Windows Server, SQL Server and .Net, BizBox builds mission-critical applications for
the healthcare environment. Bizbox is proud to be a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and the
recipient of the ISV of the Year Award. With the demands and requirements of healthcare facilities
for better patient care, Bizbox aims and committed to produce more advanced solutions.

Figure 2: KCCI MEDSYS

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 MLS 050 – Health Information System
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Kaiser-dela Cruz Consulting, Inc. (est.1990) specializes in application development for

hospitals, industrial clinics and medical related educational institutions in the Philippines. Our
products Visual MEDSYS for Hospitals and MEDSCHO for Schools provide integrated,
comprehensive, and proven solutions.  The President of KCCI, Robert F. Kaiser, Jr. is a
graduate of Ateneo Masters in Hospital Administration Program and is currently the EVP of Lorma
Medical Center (http://gomedsys.com).

Figure 3: COMLOGIK

Comlogik Business Systems, Inc.is a Philippine based software development company that
established its operation in the year 1999 with a vision to be a Global Technology
Company.Comlogik led the way in developing innovative applications like online hospital services
wherein patients can access their billing as well as the examination results, while your
Administrators can access their reports and yourDoctors their patient's records anywhere and
anytime they need to. (http://www.comlogik.com/About_Us.aspx#who_we_are).

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 MLS 050 – Health Information System
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Name: Class number: _______

_________________________________________________________________ Date:
Section: ____________ Schedule: ________________
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2) Activity 3: Skill-building Activities

Answer the following questions briefly:

1. Analyze the application of HIS for the following departments:

A. Nursing
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B. Laboratory
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C. Pharmacy
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2. Implementation and support is one of the selecting criteria in choosing HIS. Justify the importance
of this criteria.
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When you are done answering the self – assessment, please check your answers against the
Key to Corrections found at the end of this Student Activity Sheets. Write your score on your paper.

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 MLS 050 – Health Information System
Student Activity Sheets Module #4

Name: Class number: _______

_________________________________________________________________ Date:
Section: ____________ Schedule: ________________
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3) Activity 4: What I Know Chart (3 mins)

Let us monitor how far you have learned in this lesson by reviewing the questions in the What I Know
Chart from Activity 1. Please write your answers to the questions based on what you now know in the
third column of the table.

What I Know Questions: What I Learned (Activity 4)

1. It is a computer system that could
manage all the information to permit
health care providers to do their jobs
efficiently.
2. It is a computer based information
system designed to assist nurses
offer enhanced patient care.
3. It is an information system that
enables pharmacists monitor how
medicines are utilized in hospitals.

4) Activity 5: Check for Understanding (70 mins including hands – on + 7 mins checking)

Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the best answer.

1. The following are HIS providers in the Philippines EXCEPT:

A. COMLOGIK
B. BizBox
C. AWS
2. An HIS provider based in the Philippines developing innovative applications like online hospital
services wherein patients can access their billing as well as the examination results.
A. COMLOGIK
B. BizBox
C. KCCI MedSys
3. A selection criteria in choosing HIS which implies that HIS should be available on the internet.
A. Total cost of package
B. Web – based
C. Implementation and support
4. This information system includes patient charting applications that permit users to go into details
regarding patient’s critical signs.
A. Nursing Information System
B. Physician Information System
C. Radiology Information System

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5. This information system allows users to supervise drug allergies and different medication-related
complications.
A. Nursing Information System
B. Pharmacy Information System
C. Radiology Information System
6. It is a computer system that could manage all the information to permit health care providers to do
their jobs efficiently.
A. Nursing Information System
B. Physician Information System
C. Hospital Information System
7. It is a computer based information system designed to assist nurses offer enhanced patient care.
A. Nursing Information System
B. Physician Information System
C. Radiology Information System
8. This information system enables users to identify drug interactions and also helps administer the
appropriate drugs based on the patient’s physiologic conditions.
A. Nursing Information System
B. Pharmacy Information System
C. Radiology Information System
9. A selection criteria in choosing HIS that allows decision – makers to choose a vendor that offers
24/7 assistance through calls or web.
A. Total cost of package
B. Web – based
C. Implementation and support
10. An HIS provider that uses the latest technology from Microsoft in the development of their
healthcare solutions.
A. COMLOGIK
B. BizBox
C. KCCI MedSys

When you are done answering, please check your answers against the Key to Corrections
found at the end of this Student Activity Sheets. Write your score on your paper.

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 MLS 050 – Health Information System
Student Activity Sheets Module #4

Name: Class number: _______

_________________________________________________________________ Date:
Section: ____________ Schedule: ________________
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C. LESSON WRAP-UP
1) Activity 6: Thinking about Learning (5 mins)
A. Work Tracker
You are done with this session! Let’s track your progress. Shade the session number you just
completed.

B. Think about your Learning

1. What was the most useful or the most meaningful thing you learned on this topic?

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2. In today’s lesson, what was least clear to you?

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FAQs

1. HIS providers in the Philippines were already mentioned in the discussion, are there any available
hospital information systems that are free for download?
Licensing from a provider of course entails cost. However, there are also open – source hospital
information system that are free for downloads but are considered as off-the-shelf software
meaning they are ready-made and available for sale to the general public. The features and
functionalities are not made according to your own needs.

2. How HIS upholds security and confidentiality of medical records?

HIS upholds security and confidentiality of records by providing access to authorized users only
as well as granting rights to those entitled users.

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