POINTS TO CONSIDER WHILE PURCHASING HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (HIS)

Posted on 1 Jul 2022

POINTS TO CONSIDER WHILE PURCHASING HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (HIS)

INTRODUCTION

Hospitals are complex organisations with a number of departments and units coordinating with each other for patient care and all allied services. With the growth of IT as backbone for all the data processing, Hospital Information System (HIS) is gaining popularity and becoming an integral part of hospitals.

The increased adoption of Tele-health, hospital information system, electronic health records and web-based services has expanded digital patient data, demanding the deployment of robust IT infrastructure in Indian healthcare industry.

Considering the above facts Hospaccx team started working the mapping of market trends and dynamic. This is microficial study of HIS market if you want to get into more detail you can contact info@hhbc.

POINTS TO CONSIDER WHILE PURCHASING HIS

System meets the specific need – This is the biggest mistake, where instead of identifying the true needs, one identify the hopes, dreams, and aspirations. As a result, one either overbuy a system or buy a system that has no possibility of meeting the needs.
To buy a single module instead of an entire new system – If all one need is triage tracking, that’s probably one should buy. If it works out, one can continue to expand the system as times goes on.
Will the vendor be there for support and maintenance – one should not be left on they own after they sign the dotted line. Some of the companies have more people on the sales force than they do in support and maintenance, that means there’s a lot of people out there selling it, and very few to help their existing customers.
Compatibility of new system with other hospital systems – Interfacing allows downloading and uploading of data between the hospital and ED clinical information systems, and prevents duplication of data entry. The ED’s system must integrate with numerous, if not all, hospital information systems. Interfacing and standardization are key design features.
Departments to be involved in this decision - The purchasing process should be a collaborative effort. Any system purchase should involve the information services department, as well as the purchasing department for contracts. The pharmacy, labs, the ICU, and everybody else must be involved in the process.
Problems to avoid while planning for the new system during redesign - If hospital is undergoing construction, make sure future systems are accommodated. The cost is inconsequential compared to retrofitting something later. Run a wire to every place which might ever possibly want a terminal. That would probably include one in each room, and multiple ones in various stations.

7. Check Credentials, Certificates & Referrals – While evaluating a Hospital Information System vendor, be sure to do a background check on the company one are finalizing. Look for their current customer base and prominent brands they have worked for, customer testimonials in their website, the profile of their leadership team and industry recognition.

8. Check about Integration – Choose a vendor who can integrate the software with the existing ones so hospital don’t have to re-invest. Hospital may already have a lab that is automated and want the new HIS to integrate with it seamlessly. This will help make the process of integration easy.

9. Clarify about Customizations and Scalability – No software will come completely made as per the requirements. Customization will be an inevitable part of the journey of automation. Clarify whether the HIS software can be customized as per the hospital workflow.

10. Go for Growth – Keep the anticipated growth of the hospital in mind while buying new software. Cloud based software is the best option given that it protects hospital from technology obsolesce and is easily scalable. Cloud based Hospital Information System (HIS) also saves hospital a lot of money since it will not need to invest on expensive servers and resource to maintain and manage it. Make sure the software hospital buying has scaling capabilities as per the projected growth.

CONCLUSION

Automation of the hospital processes is a daunting mission to undertake. While the hospital management can try everything within its purview to make this change a success. Choosing the right Hospital Information System (HIS) is the first step towards making hospital automation a runaway success.

Are you planning to buy HIS for your hospital? We can help you to with the services in this particular domain crafted to the hospital requirement and provide solutions that are customized and cost-effective, below are the HIS services that we offer:-

Integrate all departments as one and bind them together with IT.

Reduce manual processes and brings every function online
Offer IT installation, support, and maintenance
Capability management and product configuration
Employee and staff portal
Training

Data Porting
Parallel Run support
Go Live and Post Go-Live support
Ongoing Product support and upgrade services under AMC

It is the superficial and macro level study for more details kindly contact Hospaccx Healthcare business consulting Pvt. ltd on hospaccx.india@gmail.com Or you can visit our website on hospaccxconsulting.com