Hospital+Information+System

=__//**Term:**//__ Hospital Information System (HIS)=

__//**Description:**//__ The Hospital Information System encompasses every aspect of the hospital. It includes information from the hospitals administrative system to its financial department. It also includes clinical information from patient entry and discharge to laboratory test.

__//**Applications:**//__ HIS is the coordination of information throughout a hospital. A Hospital Information System has different aspects within itself.


 * Clinical Information System (CIS)


 * Financial information System (FIS)


 * Laboratory Information System (LIS)


 * Nursing Information System (NIS)


 * Pharmacy Information System (PIS)


 * Picture Archiving Information System (PACS)


 * Radiology Information System (RIS)

__**//Web Resources//:**__ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_information_system http://www.afro.who.int/his/index.html http://www.biohealthmatics.com/technologies/intsys.aspx

//**Related Terminology:**//
 * Electronic Medical Record
 * Clinical Information System (CIS)

__//**Citations/References:**//__ http://coiera.com/glossary.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_information_system http://www.biohealthmatics.com/technologies/intsys.aspx

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