IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (HMIS): A RESEARCH EVALUATION

Abstract

Information systems are crucial for the production, sharing, storage, and transmission of information across various domains. In the healthcare sector, hospital management information system (HMIS) play a vital role in meeting the needs of physicians, administrators, and patients within institutional processes. These systems ensure that data are collected accurately, completely, and interdependently. HMIS began to be utilized in the 1960s and can be categorized into integrated and modular systems. Integrated systems are further divided into hospital general information systems, clinical information systems, management information systems, and database management systems. Another classification of HMIS includes resource utilization and programming, financial management, materials and facility management, and staff management systems. The primary goals of HMIS are to enhance patient satisfaction, strengthen internal communication networks, reduce costs, and securely store data in a digital format. The research study first covered type of hospital information system and in the second part of research HMIS system was evaluated by development of questionnaire.