HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM

HIS AND LIMS LABORATORY

AÑINON, KRISTINE ABEGAIL

● Billing Integrated with Clinical Management:

I. HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM ○ Clinical Information Systems that are integrated with the
billing process speed up the process of billing patients
● fundamentally a computer system that could manage all the
and insurance providers while improving accuracy.
information to permit health care providers to do their jobs
○ This also improves safeguards against fraud and
efficiently.
inefficiencies.
● Hospital information systems have grown to be very advanced
● Real-Time Financial Reporting:
and new developments are continuously being introduced.
○ With clinical care systems integrated with accounting
● An excellent HIS gives several advantages to a hospital
functionality and inventory, purchasing and financial
including but not limited to the delivery of high-quality patient
reporting is automated to a large degree and made more
care and better financial management.
accurate.
● The HIS must also be patient-centric, medical personnel
centric, affordable and scalable. Technology changes quickly
and if the system isn't adaptive it will not be able to F. EHR KEY FEATURES
accommodate hospital growth. ● Patient Medical Info/Patient History
○ A detailed and more organized patient charting designed
A. BIZBOX to provide more reliable patient history data.
○ For more detailed and organized content, we've added
● started twenty-five (25) years ago with the goal of helping
information such
people improve their work efficiency through software.
■ (1) Allergies, (2) past conditions/diagnosis, (3)
● With the first hospital project in 1994, BizBoxevolved into one
drug history, and (4) others in a collapsible panel.
of the top IT companies focused on the healthcare industry.
○ It will be more convenient for the user to hide and show
● All the healthcare solutions developed by BizBox use the
details.
latest technology from Microsoft.
○ Moreover, we added counter badges that indicates how
○ Windows Server, SQL Server, and .Net
much information each panel have.
● Bizbox is proud to be a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
● Vital Sign Graph
and the recipient of the ISV of the Year Award.
○ This feature allows the user to store, compare, and
● Taking advantage of the latest technologies in the industry, we
monitor the patient's vital signs.
have already produced the next generation of healthcare
○ VITAL SIGNS
solutions. Fully integrated systems that are poised to
■ simpler way of storing and monitoring the most
bring your healthcare facilities and services to the next
basic patient information that medical practitioners
level:
monitor
○ Electronic Health Records (EHR)
■ Each encoded vital sign has a corresponding color
○ Document Management System(DMS)
that signifies whether the result is normal or
● paperless business platform
abnormal.
● It is highly modular and customizable, open to connectivity
○ GRAPHS
with other solutions, and scalable.
■ provide a summary of all the stored and newly
● Web solutions that enable user-friendly paperless business
recorded data.
and connectivity with other business partners, without
■ The software also has a built-in measurement
installing additional software.
converter with a metric or standard measurement
● provides a simple and flexible user experience.
option in addition, users can easily show and
● Easy and intuitive web-based user interface allows quick
compare results of all taken vitals through a graph.
adjustment to a new way of doing business and at the same
■ The graph data features (1) Blood Pressure, (2)
time offers all the sophistication of desktop applications.
Body Temperature, (3) Respiratory Rate, (4) Pulse
● Save time and money with electronic storage of documents,
Rate, (5) Oxygen Saturation
data or other services that we offer.
● ePrescription
○ An electronically generated prescription to reduce errors
GOALS
and make it easier for patients to understand
B. Improve work efficiency in healthcare institutions through ○ Computerized prescription system that comes from the
software systems. hospital, administered by the physician to the nurses’
C. Produce advanced solutions for better patient care. station.
D. aims and is committed to producing more advanced solutions. ○ Allows users to provide prescriptions with simple steps to
follow:
E. BENEFITS OF INTEGRATED HIS ■ Input the medicine prescription
● Easy, Fast and Convenient Access to Accurate Patient ■ Generate
Information: ■ Print, and
○ Provides convenient access to medical and financial ■ Hand it out to the patient with reduced errors.
records at all points of care and billing. Internet-based ● Receive and Share Health Info
access greatly improves the ability to remotely access ○ Securely enables seamless information exchange across
such data even beyond the walls of the hospital. the medical community, electronically receives and
● Readable, Structured Information: interchange notes, documents, referrals, and more.
○ The clinical information captured in Hospital Information ● OB Follow-Up Record
Systems is well organized, thus making it easier to ○ To help the Obstetrician (0B) on determining the
maintain and quicker to search through for relevant 'estimated date of confinement (EDC) of a pregnant
information. patient.
○ The information is also legible, making it less likely that ○ The system will give an accurate date by using her last
mistakes would be made due to illegible writing. menstrual period (LMP). We automate the process by
simply encoding her LMP in the system

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 ○ To simplify the process of getting the accurate age of
gestation (AOG), we also automate it with the same H. HIS SIMULATION EXERCISES
process of getting the MP and the date of consultation.
● Specialized Note Template EXERCISE NO. 1
○ This feature enables the user to collate and take notes
based on a specific clinical note 1. Retrieve the record of the specified patients and complete the
● Video Conference table provided first.
○ Plot patient appointments, meet with patients online, and 2. Select the name of the patient in the main window.
provide medical prescriptions with this enhanced feature 3. Click the view button the patient profile will then pop up
● Data Trends
EXERCISE NO. 2
G. BIZBOX HIS KEY FEATURES 1. Patient Lea Paasa was admitted due to complaints of chest
● Duplicate Registry Detection pains and difficulty in breathing. The attending physician Dr
○ This feature allows users to verify and differentiate Roland requested for the following procedures: complete
multiple entries with similar information blood count, electrocardiogram, chest X-ray, and urinalysis.
● Philhealth Accredited 2. Schedule the set procedures using the BizBox hospital
○ Bizbox is one of the few PhilHealth accredited Health information system. First, click on the inpatient button on the
Information Technology Providers (HITP) in the left column of the portal.
Philippines for the eClaims submission system 3. Click on the name of the patient in the table click on the
○ Upon admission, the hospital will ask membership data requisition button on the right column of the portal
records from the patient for them to verify or check the 4. Click on the add button at the bottom
PhilHealth record of the patient. 5. Choose the department from the list on the left column then
● Outstanding Balance Detection check the procedures you need to request. You will see the
○ This feature keeps records of transactions and helps selected procedure on the selected items
avoid unsettled balancing 6. Lastly, to send the request to the appropriate department,
● Multiple Departments Requisition click on the continue button.
○ Efficiently place orders and requisitions from different
departments in one window. EXERCISE NO. 3
○ May either be from nurses, physicians, pharmacists, 1. Check the HIS to see whether the procedures and exercise
radiologists, or laboratory information systems. #2 have been properly charged
○ Could have multiple department requisitions in one 2. After clicking the continue button in exercise #2, the patient
window. account transaction list will appear after the requisition has
● Flexible Pricing and Discount been sent and processed
○ Create and design your own pricing and discount 3. Now see the patient status has changed from green to white
schemes giving you the advantage of having a flexible it means the patient can be tagged as May Go Home now.
pricing
● Inventory Stock Display EXERCISE NO. 3
○ This enables the staff to monitor the facility's Inventory 4. View patient Lea Paasa’s discharge summary on the right
balance in real-time. column of the portal.
● Barcode System 5. Click on the tag as MGH, fill out the required fields then click
○ This system will give identification to patients through tag us.
codes, allowing the user to retrieve the patient's profile 6. MGH button the color for the status of the patient changes
faster and making transactions easier for the patient and from white to yellow which means that the patient is ready
the management. for discharge
7. A prompt will appear to show if the patient has an unsettled
OTHER FEATURES balance
● Patient Registration System 8. Fill out the required fields and then click the discharge button
● Admission 9. The name of the patient will no longer appear in the list which
● Discharge means that the patient has already been discharged
● Transfer Patient
● Chart Doctors' Note
● Nurses' Notes
● Order Management
● Results Management
● Medication Administration
● Laboratory Information System
● Specimen Management
● Order Tracking Results
● Management Results
● Audit Results and Alerts Notification
● Radiology Information System and PACS
● DICOM viewer
● Order Tracking Results
● Management Results
● Audit Scheduling
● Workflow Management
● Image Distribution and Management
● Operating RoomManagement
● Automated Schedule Management
● Utilization Management
● Perioperative Management

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 II. LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
● software designed to make labs more efficient and effective,
especially those that process massive amounts of samples for
research and development (R&D), manufacturing, and
medical research.
● ultimate motive of a LIMS is to enhance efficiency in lab
operations through reducing manual responsibilities.

I. LIMS SIMULATION EXERCISES

EXERCISE NO. 1
Retrieve the laboratory request for the specified patients and complete
the information in the table.
1. Click on the “Retrieve Request” button to show pending
requests.
a. The screen will refresh to show all the pending
requests. The status of each request is color coded.
Green indicates that the request is new and needs
processing while yellow means that the request has
already been completed.
2. Select the patient’s name. The laboratory request information
shows the record pertaining to the request.

EXERCISE NO. 2
Record receipt of the specimen and assign the task to a medical
laboratory proficient.
1. Assign a medical technologist and fill in the name of the
position to whom the report will be forwarded.
2. Click the “Update” button. The status of the request changes
to white.

EXERCISE NO. 2
Review the results.
1. Choose the name of the patient from the list and click the
“View Results” button to share the results.
2. Review the laboratory results. Click the “Patient History”
button to validate the results if needed. Check out the
patient’s history and click the “Back” button.
3. Click the “Submit” button to transmit the results back to HIS.
The status bar color will be changed to yellow, which means
that the results have been transmitted successfully.