Health IT

It is quite unfortunate that organisation of that magnitude does not have a database at least, the receptionist desk should be provided with one, which can be use for this and other purposes.
Is the governing body aware of this? if not it is very important to inform the hospital management board.

Dear Olusegun Abraham Balogun,
I am an young gynaecologist just employed at this hospital, and together
with some colleagues we are trying to change things. We thought that
computerising patient's data would be a good step. This is a government
hospital, and lot of things we have to do in our own. So please if you could
help giving an advice or offering a program that we could use.
Best regards,
Memli

Hi Memli,
I think it's commendable of you and your colleagues to try to implement such a database. It would be helpful to know what resources are available to you and your colleagues, such as: computers, software and internet access. Also, would this data entry task and management come in addition to your current workload or would you be able to have someone at the hospital own/manage such a system? Last question: is there a patient registrar or patient registration system (even paper/basic) in place? Thanks, Sophie

Hi Memlin,
And just to add to Sophie's questions.

What kind of information will you want to register? (just patient name and demographic data or clinical data about the family and baby?)

Do you see multiple people using this system at the same time in different parts of the hospital?

Do you think you will want to expand this system to other areas of the hospital?

Even with all of these things, the one thing to keep in mind is that implementing any health information system is only 20% software and 80% people and organization. In order for the system to be successful, you are going to need to make sure you have a system of collecting information that works, enough resources (both computers and people) to enter the information, a clear plan of what you would like to use the information for, and perhaps more importantly, the support of some administrator that is willing to fund this project, even at a minimal level.

I think this resource http://www.ghdonline.org/tech/resource/unlocking-the-potential-of-clinical-it... on GHDonline might be a good overview of the critical points of implementing an information system in a hospital setting.

Warm regards,

Joaquin

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Hi Memlin,
And just to add to Sophie's questions.

What kind of information will you want to register? (just patient name and demographic data or clinical data about the family and baby?)

Do you see multiple people using this system at the same time in different parts of the hospital?

Do you think you will want to expand this system to other areas of the hospital?

Even with all of these things, the one thing to keep in mind is that implementing any health information system is only 20% software and 80% people and organization. In order for the system to be successful, you are going to need to make sure you have a system of collecting information that works, enough resources (both computers and people) to enter the information, a clear plan of what you would like to use the information for, and perhaps more importantly, the support of some administrator that is willing to fund this project, even at a minimal level.

I think this resource http://www.ghdonline.org/tech/resource/unlocking-the-potential-of-clinical-it... on GHDonline might be a good overview of the critical points of implementing an information system in a hospital setting.

Warm regards,

Joaquin

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Dear Sophie and Joaquin,
Thanks a lot for your email.
In our hospital we have a registration, but EVERYTHING is written in paper. To be more worst, before when typing machines existed, nurses and doctors used to type in those machines, but today is unlogical to invest in typing machines.

We have an admission room, where pregnant women and other patients are admitted in the clinic, and then are send to different parts of our clinic depending on their health status (for example if she is 40 weeks pregnant with pain she will be send at Paranatal Ward; if another patient has perimenopausal bleeding she will be send at Bening Pathology Ward etc). I thought that if we connect all the wards of our clinic with admission room, then it will be ease to have access to every file (of course for certain
people who will have the access key).

I am sure that these kind of problems existed in other hospitals (although may decades ago!), so I would be happy if I could have your experience and help.

We can manage to by computers and to have internet coverage. I agree that success will depend of people that will ...

Dear Sophie and Joaquin,
Thanks a lot for your email.
In our hospital we have a registration, but EVERYTHING is written in paper. To be more worst, before when typing machines existed, nurses and doctors used to type in those machines, but today is unlogical to invest in typing machines.

We have an admission room, where pregnant women and other patients are admitted in the clinic, and then are send to different parts of our clinic depending on their health status (for example if she is 40 weeks pregnant with pain she will be send at Paranatal Ward; if another patient has perimenopausal bleeding she will be send at Bening Pathology Ward etc). I thought that if we connect all the wards of our clinic with admission room, then it will be ease to have access to every file (of course for certain
people who will have the access key).

I am sure that these kind of problems existed in other hospitals (although may decades ago!), so I would be happy if I could have your experience and help.

We can manage to by computers and to have internet coverage. I agree that success will depend of people that will work with this computer system, but everything new is difficult to implement (at least in the beginning).

Regards,
Memli

Memli,

this looks like an interesting use case for the SMS text based clinical
applications!

You could get a lot of useful information managed without having to
create and support a hospital's worth of networking components.

Om

did you get any help on this? I would be willing to offer some help on the same

cheers

Thanks a lot for your reply.
I didn't get any help until now. I appreciate that you are willing to help.
We are quite busy hospital, and it is becoming more difficult each day with
paperwork.
Probably I will need to forward you some data about our clinic. Please tell
me what data you need.
Looking forward for your response.
Memli
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Dr. Memli MORINA
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
Cel. 044 161-134
Tel. 0390 325-199
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