Implementation of Management Information Systems at Meuraxa Hospital Banda Aceh

Introduction: Meuraxa Regional General Hospital Banda Aceh has been running a hospital management information system (SIMRS) since 2016, but SIMRS in outpatient care only applies to registration counters, in the ER SIMRS is not yet functioning optimally, in support SIMRS only functions in the laboratory whereas in radiology and physiotherapy the system is not yet functional, while in patient care it has not been implemented at all, they are still using the old system, namely HMIS (Healt Management Information System). Objective: To determine the optimization of SIMRS at the Meuraxa Regional Hospital in Banda Aceh and to analyze the extent to which information system component management functions have been carried out as well as the obstacles discovered and the strategies implemented to overcome obstacles. Methodology: This research is a qualitative descriptive research. Data analysis uses a thematic approach. The research subjects were upper, middle and lower level managers who had the authority to manage SIMRS at the Meuraxa Regional Hospital in Banda Aceh. Results: Planning, organizing, implementing, controlling, evaluating and innovating the information system components of the Meuraxa Regional Hospital in Banda Aceh still needs improvement. Recommendations: Meuraxa Banda Aceh Regional Hospital has carried out the information system component management function, but it is not yet optimal because many obstacles were found in achieving it.