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What is HIS? The HIS is very important in the healthcare system. What are the role of the HIS?

Answer 1

Health information system is a computerised storage of medical data of the patients which enables to manage and run the hospital in all aspects (medical,legal, administration, and financially.)

It is also called as Health Management System or Health Management Software

Importance of HIS

• To store the patient data in a secured manner
• for accurate administration
• The growth of the hospital can be seen in one place
• To reduce transcription errors and duplication
• The data can be used in the policies to prevent and treat any disease
• The communication between patient and healthcare professionals are improved.
• It increases patient safety
• overpresceiption by the doctors can be avoided

Role of HIS

• acting as an internal and external communication system
• Common source of information for all healthcare professionals
• To reduce adverse drug reaction
• To analyse and manage the data effectively
• To provide better quality of care
• Maintain health equity

Hence health information system can form the future medical science in securing, analysing pata records.