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This covers both management information and clinical information systems, including computer-based support for management, assessing how current technologies and major innovations are changing the way healthcare executives manage, using information systems for short- and long-range planning, using clinical information systems, and information systems acquisitions.

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System Integration

Posted by: Timothy Szott on March 8, 2009 at 10:12PM EST

In the review materials it discusses the relevance of system integration. From conversation with my peers this seems to be one of the most challenging hurdles of successfully implementing a new EMR system. I myself have been involved in a system where the hospitals and ambulatory went live simultaneously but with two systems that had no compatibility. Is the integration of inpatient and outpatient services too daunting of a task that many systems do not even attempt this integration?

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Posted by: Michelle Green on March 9, 2009 10:18AM EST

Integration is critical. I think that it is better to be on the same platform that to have multiple interfaces between best of breed systems. There is no best system but a system that globally managages all aspects of the systems of the Hospital as an integrated system will do a much better job. Training and cross training is also a lot easier. For example when a patient starts out in the ED and they may have a different system and that patient is admitted, that patient should be managed on the inpatient HIS system. This ads difficulty with different systems because of training issues and times that the staff may use the system.

Posted by: Deirdre Rosado on March 17, 2009 1:56PM EST

Coming from many institutions with home grown systems accross multiple departments, I agree that integration is indeed a critical element. When integration of systems is not carefully thought out in the planning stages, it impedes the delivery of care to our patients. Staff is often forced to utilize a double (or even triple) entry systm in order to keep both systems up and running. Although I do not know of a system that supports both in and out patient care seemlessly, it seems that healthcare is in desperate need of one.

Posted by: Jian Pang on May 26, 2009 5:17PM EST

I believe integrations are very challenge. The technology on one hand is rapider developing; and updating the technology is annually, however each facility has to take the turns get the equipment updated due to the financial budget. In addition, there are varieties of programs, software packages. To have seamlessly integration, on the other hand, the healthcare system itself is adjusting all the time; strategy is changing all the time. To convert newly development to the newly updated planning for the strategy, and obey the budget control, most importantly to keep the quality control and more. It is a hard task.