HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEM
Name
Institution
Healthcare information system
Operating systems that can be used in health care delivery.
Health care is the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of diseases, injury, illness, along with other physical impairments in humans. According to Brown (1996), health care has been delivered by various operating systems. Among the operating systems, include Windows, Unix and MAC OS. These operating systems are vital because they bridge machines with applications used to define the computing environment of health care delivery.
Eder (2000) argues that, windows have been used widely in health care delivery. Windows operating system assists the health care organization in delivering productivity in work performance, improvement and storing of data. Born in mind healthcare care requires quick information in delivering their services, the need of using the computer is required. Windows operating system is considered branching into health care by a number of benefits.
Windows improve quality of care in hospital information system. This is because; it helps to store and transfer information, which in many cases is used in giving advice and solving clinical problems. It alerts physicians on serious kidney failure that may a rose in patients thus preventing severe kidney failure in patients. The use of windows in HIV work stations increases use of primary care and quality care. From any terminal at the hospital, clinical can access the patient data base together with HIV knowledge data base for improved patent care because computers with databases are mostly used in comparing expected results and actual results thus, assist physicians to make decisions (Seebach & Sobell, 2006).
Despite of its benefits , professional must be aware of its hazard in lack of standardization in the medical field. Different hospitals use different symbols in medical records from others. For instance, codes called during emergency differ in every hospital. Therefore, if the medical record is transferred from another hospital in sharing information can cause problems within medical professionals in understanding medical record.
According to Eric and Ray (2003), UNIX is the second operating system, which is characterized by various concepts such as the use of plain text in storing data and hierarchical fillingly system among others. UNIX was the first modern operating system developed for computers. It has benefits of allowing users to choose from different methods of file storage. The use of UNIX system enables health care organization to store their data in most stable and efficient way. In addition, it has a benefit of running well on hardware without causing slowdown and viruses in computer. This makes it more efficient in handling resources since there is no loss of information.
Professionals should be aware of the learning curve it has. UNIX system requires more knowledge from a user that any other operating systems. This is because;it has a graphical interface throughout its system that require the user to do some memorization of commands along with file navigation. A user who uses Windows often may have trouble, for it organizes files and programs differently from windows.
MAC OS is a series graphical user interface that was introduced in 1984 by Apple Inc (Coursey, 2003). This was to help the computer machine friendlier thus differentiating it from other operating systems that appear technically challenging. There benefits that MAC OS provides from other operating systems. It offers flexible support in health care information in that, connecting many monitors to this operating system is easy. Because of its superior design, it automatically treats the multiple displays as one. One is only required to add a video card for each monitor, and it automatically recognizes the extra video cards. Standards PCs are not designed to support more that one monitor, thus adding a second monitor is more expensive and complex.
Health care Professionals should be aware of its software incompatibility. Its hardware compatibility is very limited. There is no windows application that operates on this system. It requires most advance with the latest hardware for it to run. The most compatible hardware is Apple laptops, which few can afford, thus making it an expensive operating system.
Timeline
| Date | Priorities of information system |
| Week 1
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Introduction of networks used in health care
(Kongstvedt,2007).
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| Week 2 | Evaluation of computerized health management information system in health care
(White, 2009). |
| Week 3 | Bridging the gap within health management information system in the context of changing health sector |
| Week 4
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Trends that emerge in Health information systems. |
The priorities of information systems
The first ranking priority of information system is organizational level of analysis with composite informational systems. Use of interview along with archival data is collected thereafter implemented. The two theories used are Contingency and resource-dependence theory. These two theories are used to explain information-processing activities that happen in health care organization. According to Armoni (2002), these analyses are grouped in various categories for instance frontline individuals are doctors and nurses. This information gives information on the number of doctors and nurses present at any given health care organization.
References
Armoni, A.(Ed) (2002). Effective healthcare information systems. California: Idea Group Inc (IGI)
Brown, M(Ed) (1996). Integrated health care delivery: theory, practice, evaluation, and prognosis. Washington DC: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Coursey, D. (2003). Mac OS X for Windows users: a switchers’ guide. California: Peachpit Press
Eder,L.B.(Ed) (2000). Managing healthcare information systems with Web-enabled technologies. California: Idea Group Inc (IGI)
Eric, J. R.,& Ray, D.S. (2003). UNIX. California: Peachpit Press
Kongstvedt, R.P.( 2007). Essentials of managed health care. New York: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Seebach, P.,&Sobell, M.G. (2006). A practical guide to Unix for Mac OS X users. New York: Prentice Hall PTR
White, K.M. (2009). MAC OS X Support EssentialsV106: A Guide To Support And Trouble Shooting MAC OS X. California: Peachpit Press
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