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Hospital information system

Meaning in healthcare management, with examples

nounCommon term

In healthcare management, hospital information system means: The integrated software a hospital uses to manage patient registration, appointments, clinical records, orders, billing and stock.

In Turkish: hastane bilgi yönetim sistemi (HBYS), hastane bilgi sistemi

How it is used

Shortened to HIS. It is usually linked to separate systems for the laboratory (LIS) and radiology (RIS and PACS). Managers deal with HIS vendors, upgrades, downtime and staff training.

Example sentences

  1. The hospital information system was down for two hours, so we went back to paper forms.

  2. Every outpatient appointment is booked through the hospital information system.

Common collocations

  • hospital information system vendor
  • HIS upgrade
  • system downtime
  • HIS integration
  • electronic health recordA digital version of a patient's health record that authorised staff can view and update, and that can often be shared between departments and providers.
  • interoperabilityThe ability of different computer systems and devices to exchange health data and use it correctly, for example between a hospital and a family doctor.
  • billingThe work of recording the services a patient received, turning them into charges and sending bills or claims to patients and payers.
  • data breachAn incident in which personal data, such as patient records, is lost, stolen, shared with the wrong person or accessed without permission.

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