23-05-2014, 03:27 PM
Management Information Systems in Medical Records
ABSTRACT
Overtime, there has been on-going digital revolution of the 21st century especially in the
integration of Information Systems (IS) into the existing various sectors of human
engagement. This revolution has come with a view of enhancing the quality of services
provided, improve data systems and automate all the originally manual operation. Lucey
(1997), defined information systems as formalized IB-based systems used to collect, store,
process and generate reports based on data from various sources to aid management in
taking decisions, coordinating, controlling, analysis and planning for the organization.
Information systems whether automated or manual comprise of people, machines and
methods of data collection, processing, transmission and dissemination. They therefore, play
a vital role in facilitating planning, coordination and decision-making process.
The integration of IT in the medical sector has lead to the increase in the development of
Health Information System (HIS) in the developing world. Ophelia and Chong (2004),
defines HIS as a system that integrates data collection, processing, reporting, and use of
information necessary for improving health service effectiveness and efficiency through
better management at all levels of health services. Procter and Brown (1997), point out that
this shift to automation by the integration of operations using computer technologies in
medical records saves time and improves the reliability of ordering and obtaining results of
the tests and therefore a generic system for Orders.