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Promote the interaction between healthcare providers and
patients
and have historically been separate from other types of health
information systems and from one another.
Communication Systems
Examples of communication systems include
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call light systems, wireless phones, pagers, email, and instant
messaging; these have traditionally been forms of
communication targeted at clinicians
Integrating communication systems with clinical applications
provides a
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real-time approach that will facilitate care among the entire
healthcare team, patients, and their families
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, Enhance administrative tasks within healthcare organizations
and provide the framework for reimbursement, support of best
practices, quality control, and resource allocation.
Core Business Systems
a. Admission, discharge, and transfer (ADT)
b. Financial
c. Acuity systems
d. Scheduling systems
Four Common Core Business Systems
Contains the groundwork for the other types of healthcare
information systems since it includes the patient’s name,
medical record number, visit or account number, and
demographic information such as age, sex, home address, and
contact information. Becomes the central source for collecting
this type of patient information and communicating it to the
other types of healthcare information systems including
clinical and business.
Admission, Discharge, and Transfer (ADT) System
Manage the expenses and revenue for providing health care;
often interface to share information with materials
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