An Analysis on Transforming Developments in Electronic Hospital Management & Hospital Information Systems

Today's global environment service delivery models have strongly impacted by the fast growth in Information & Communication Technology (ICT) and Internet power. E-Hospital Management systems provides the advantages of enhanced administration & control, streamlined operations, superior patient care, strict cost control and improved profitability. Globally accepted health care systems need to comply with Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards of the US and that has become the model of the Healthcare industry when it comes to patient information privacy and medical records management. The aim of the study is to understand the performance indicator of Hospital Information Systems, HIS components, summarizing the latest agreed standards & protocols like Health Level Seven (HL7), standards for mutual message exchange, etc. The study is qualitative and descriptive in nature and most of the data is based on secondary sources of survey data. To get clear idea on E-Hospital Management, Hospital information system, previous existing survey data and specific successful case studies of HIS are considered in the study. With so many customized versions of E-Hospital Management Solutions (E-HMS) and Hospital Information Systems (HIS) available in the market, a generic module wise version of E-Hospital management system is charted out to give a clear understanding for researchers and industry experts. From the specific case studies, the success factors and challenges faced in successful E-HMS implementation are highlighted. Some of the mandatory standards like HIPAA are discussed in detail for clarity on Healthcare system implementation requirements.