D3) Design Specification
Design specification for hospital information system is based on UML (Unified Modeling Language) diagrams which includes
Use Case Diagram
Class Diagram
Sequence Diagram
Activity Diagram
D (3.1) Use Case Diagram
Use-case diagram is used to describe the functional requirements that expected in a system. The main benefit of use-case diagram is to know how the system interacts and it can be used during analysis process to capture system requirements. (Hospital Use Case Diagram)
(Hospital Use Case Diagram)
D (3.2) Class Diagram Class diagram is used to display some of the classes and packages in the system. Class diagram gives us a picture
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D (3.3.1) Admin Sequence Diagram (Admin Sequence Diagram)
D (3.3.2) Receptionist Sequence Diagram (Receptionist Sequence Diagram)
D (3.3.3) Doctor Sequence Diagram
(Doctor Sequence Diagram)
D (3.3.4) Nurse Sequence Diagram
(Nurse Sequence Diagram)
D (3.3.5) Accountant Sequence Diagram
(Accountant Sequence Diagram)
General Staff Sequence Diagram (General Staff Sequence Diagram) D (3.4) Activity Diagram
Activity diagram describes the major aspects of the system. Activity diagram is based on a flow chart which shows the activity flow from one to another where activity represents an operation in the system. (Hospital Activity
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It is easy to understand by user. The system that we make will avoid the manual work and the problem that concern.
Well our group has worked hard in order to present an improved hospital information system better than the existing one’s regarding the system about the various activities. Still, we found out that the system can be done in a better way and improved one. Primarily, in this system that receptionist will register patient and book appointment with doctor for patient. Then, doctor will consult the patient, also done treatment.
In the upcoming system, we will develop an online service. That mean, the patient can register and book doctor appointment themselves online from their house then doctor can consult patient on the date that patient requested. In the system, patient also can do online payment for the consulting fees. Doctor can sent the medicine prescribe to pharmacy where patient can get the medicine by giving their login id and password without wasting time by queuing
The limitations are to be addressed such as lack of infrastructure, high start-up cost and optimal funding need to be allocated. At this point of time it is apposite to to plan for the future through this recommendations using the telehelath, good governance, maintain good infrastructure, patient awareness and implementing the laws. Implementations of all this will transform the current health care into technological advanced health care. There by reaching being more feasible to clinicians and patients.
Medical technologies and apps are relevant to solving most of the challenges affecting Suburban Independent Clinic(SIC). The implementation of mobile technologies will improve the efficient and effective delivery of care to the patients visiting the clinic. Mobile devices and its application will facilitate SIC patients to have 24/7 access to their medical records, refill their prescriptions, complete medical forms online, send emails and video chat with their doctors, thus leading to a better opportunity of managing their conditions. Patients will have other options available for scheduling their appointments. With improved mobile technology and apps, patients could schedule their appointments using text messaging, email, web app.
A function has three sections the input, relationship and output. e.g. input is a number = 4 relationship is a condition = *2 Output is the value= 8 /*these three steps shows a function.*/ There are numerous types of functions and every type has its own particular diagram.
Competencies gained from this course will be found in foundations of nursing informatics with benchmarking, outcome probabilities, and expert decision support. Healthcare Project Management (N527PE) Healthcare project management shows methods of managing healthcare projects, aiding the strategic goals of the institution. This course will add to competencies in each of the areas listed under systems life cycle in my previous paper. The skills necessary for performing needs assessments, gap analysis, and feasibility analysis will be acquired as well as creating clinical and data work flow diagrams.
Decisions facing the whole organization are made in a top-down model. Everyday decisions would be made by the individual departments or units of the hospital in accordance with policy. Conflicts are addressed within each department or unit based on policies that have been set in place by the executive board and the directors. Allocation of scarce resources when affecting the whole system would be handled by the trustees, executive board, and the directors. Each unit and department has a budget it must follow to keep resources from becoming
Using IT to reduce the number of descriptions are taking place during the same time implementation and other task occurring in the nursing unit. Challenges Experienced during an Informatics
Telehealth offers real-time communication where a patient consults with a physician or where a nurse practitioner consults with a specialist through a link. In such cases, the patient can access primary care without going to the clinic. Reaching patients at home saves not only travel times and related practitioners and patients expenses but also improves patient survival as well as recovery. Effectiveness of the TELEHEALTH (ethical-legal issues) The effectiveness of telehealth technology is affected by issues of ethics, costs of infrastructure and legal issues.
The healthcare industry generates a great amount of data every day, as a form of record keeping, patient care, compliance, and regulatory requirements. Just a decade ago, all this data was stored in the form of hard copy form, now it is rapidly transforming to digital data which is called EMR (Electronic Medical Record). The digitalization of the healthcare has not just reduced cost of care, but also improved quality of care due to the abundance data that organizations receive from the EMR to identify the flaws in their system. I work in the healthcare industry where improving quality of care is our primary goal. We use software called eCW , which is an integrated system.
Activity 1 highlights the types of staff access available within the hospital, including security access, technology restrictions and the different roles access can alter and how it can affect health information data, which is used for hospital funding, employment, resource budgeting, purchase of information systems and the differing types of treatment provided by the hospital. Hospital data attained from hospital health information systems can often present accuracy problems as errors with admission paperwork, coding information, medication and procedure documentation are often written inaccurately, staff are encouraged to actively minimise and reduce errors with appropriate maintenance, automatic error reporting and access restrictions to
A well-organized system will save time when a doctor is in talking with a patient because all the pertinent information will be easy and quick to find. No patient wants to sit there and wait for the doctor to find the information or ask, "why are you here again?" Being able to easily navigate the system and have things well-organized will be in the best interests of the facility, to better care for their patients. Resources: The American Health Information Management Association.
Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, is a level one trauma center that has recognition for clinical excellence in cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, transplants, and treatment for cancer (Henry, 2016). Henry Ford Health Systems has over 23,000 employees, and is the fifth largest employer in the Metro-Detroit area, and is also one of the most diverse health systems (Henry, 2016). An important aspect of a healthcare organization is health informatics. Ensuring health technology information is up to standard and specifications is crucial for the development of a fully functional health IT system (Standards, 2014). The standards of the applications the IT department at Henry Ford Hospital will be examined.
The providers can manage appointment schedules electronically, exchange email and follow up with the patients. 7) Quick and fast communication between the health
Based on this case the cost driver is to properly distribute the direct cost among the different divisions. Dr. Julian would like to control her departments costs by having them distributed fairly among the divisions without affecting the hospital’s reimbursement/revenue. Carroll University Hospital is currently using the standard costing unit, which is based on the cost of bed/day for inpatients. Currently the present cost accounting system that is being used at CUH takes the total direct cost of the departments, then allocates the indirect costs and distributes it among the departments evenly regardless of the actual resources being used in those departments, and without considering that there may be some patients in these divisions that may require more resources than others, this method does not seem to recognize the different activities,
Thus, those who are intending to enter the nursing profession should be prepared to use remote monitoring devices, electronic health record systems or high-tech simulators which will be widely used in hospitals. Each facility can possess different types of technology, so nurses should be ready to master the new systems or equipment. Furthermore, text apps can enable electronic communication within the facility so that nurses can respond more efficiently to the patient needs. With the increase of electronic medical records, hospitals keep track of patient information digitally. Such innovative methods are developed to improve the work routine for nurses, enhance the hospital team collaboration and access to the patient personal information.
In today’s generation, social media has a powerful role to people especially in communication. Social media gives people a wide range of communication with the help of the technologies. It also helps people to get reliable information for their health. Thousands of websites are into health and wellness that is often operated by government departments and agencies. With the help of this research, it will prove that publishing health information in social media is very helpful in many ways.