Hospital Information System

Introduction to Information system, Definition of MIS, Advantages of MIS, Requirements of MIS, Role of MIS, Computer Based Information System (CBIS) Hospital Management Information Ssystem(HMIS): Introduction, definition, Information needs in hospital, Important characteristics of effective HMIS, Benefits of HMIS – HIMS Selection Criteria,Current issues and problems in HMIS

Recommended system requirements, Hardware requirements, Input device, Output device, Primary memory, Secondary memory, Other hardware requirements, Classification of computer based on type of data, based on purpose, based on data processing capability. Guide for Purchasing Software – Some Commonly Used Software: Telehealth, HER/EMR Purpose of networking, Types of networking, Local area networking, Factor for comparing LANs, Wide area networking, Global area networking, functional relationship of network (network architecture), Network topology, basic topology types, Network Standards

Key System Applications in the Organization, Knowledge- level systems, Management-level, systems, Strategic- level systems, Types of Systems, ESS, DSS, MIS, KWS, Relationship of Systems to One Another. Database, Manual data base, electronic database, Database management system, advantages and disadvantages of DBMS, DBMS structure, DBMS models ERD (entity relationship diagram), steps in designing DBMS, DBMS Programming Language

Introduction to Enterprise Resource Planning – Technology involved in ERP, Profile of major ERP vendors, Benefits of ERP, ERP implementation concepts and methodology.

Advantages, Disadvantages of IT in healthcare, Medical Information, Information use in healthcare, Telemedicine, types of telemedicine, electronic medical record, Radio Frequency Identification(RFID)