XIII. Hospital Information Systems: F. Strategic Planning for Hospital Information Systems: The Design of Hospital Information Systems Using the Automated Hospital Information System Catalog

摘要

There are several basic strategies that may be employed in the design of a new or improved automated hospital information system (AHIS). Many of the alternative approaches for the design of an AHIS can be described in terms of a continuum bounded by two design strategies--methods improvement and the IDEALS concept. This paper describes the use of a mixed strategy--the component design strategy--for the design of an AHIS. To implement this strategy, the designer identifies candidate system components that have been tested and proved reliable in environments similar to the one under consideration. An AHIS Component Catalog is described which provides the information needed by the designer. An example application of the use of the Catalog is also presented.