Manual Healthcare System and Computer Information System
Manual Health Care System – The existing healthcare system of the hospitals, clinics, laboratories and pharmacies should address the standard delivery of health care
Advantages:
- Easy to implement
- Low cost
- No extra training required
- Requires minimum effort
- Quick processing
- Can be stored anywhere
- Cannot be easily corrupted (with proper data storage)
- Easy to prepare
- Data profiling can be processed easily
- Readiness of data
Disadvantages:
- Problem with maintenance
- Volume of date becomes a problem (storage)
- Needs lots of paper
- Problem with flavescent paper
- Problem with interpretation or transcription
- Data is not converted easily to information
- Readiness of the information (not data)
- Accessibility to any healthcare personnel and accessibility to any healthcare institution.
- Ounce the data is burned it cannot be reproduced easily.
- Coordination of data and information is a problem
- Integration with the other system such as laboratory, accounting, etc is a problem
- Data handling is a problem
Computer Information System – a computer system simply duplicates the performance of a manual system with lower maintenance cost.
Advantages:
- Data maintenance
- Low maintenance cost
- Volume of data is not an issue
- No paper is required
- No problem with interpretation or transcription
- Data can be converted easily to information
- Readiness of the information and data
- Accessibility to any healthcare personnel and accessibility to any healthcare information
- Data cannot be corrupted easily (with proper backup)
- Can be integrated with the other system such as laboratory, pharmacy, accounting, and management.
- Data handling is easy
- Data integrity is preserved
- Data communication is possible
- Statistical information system can be provided
- Migration to other system is easy
- Can be expanded
- Easy data profiling
Disadvantages:
- Implementation requires severe justification
- High starting cost requires training for nursing and healthcare giver
- Requires additional effort to implement
- Additional manpower is necessary
- Special storage is necessary
- Data communication system will have an additional cot
- Data can be easily corrupted (if no backup is provided)
- Readiness of data and information is possible when software is provided in the healthcare information system
- Requires extensive planning, designing and commercial implementation
- Information management is essential
Daisy Jane Antipuesto RN MN
Currently a Nursing Local Board Examination Reviewer. Subjects handled are Pediatric, Obstetric and Psychiatric Nursing. Previous work experiences include: Clinical instructor/lecturer, clinical coordinator (Level II), caregiver instructor/lecturer, NC2 examination reviewer and staff/clinic nurse. Areas of specialization: Emergency room, Orthopedic Ward and Delivery Room. Also an IELTS passer.
