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Smart and user-oriented: the HIS of the future
Panel “What will the HIS of the future look like for hospitals?”
They said that close cooperation with future users is essential for acceptance. Ideally, they should be involved in the development process.
For trauma surgeon Dr. Konrad Fuchs from the University Hospital of Würzburg, having a smartphone in his lab coat pocket is part of everyday life. When he is called to a patient, he can already familiarize himself with the most important key data of the case on his work cell phone. He can find X-ray images and lab results in the mobile application of the hospital information system (HIS) from Oracle Health. He can speak his own findings directly into the cell phone, and they are stored as text in the patient file. Olaf Dörge, Director Business Development & Sales Support at Oracle Health, sees great potential for saving time in everyday hospital life in the trend towards mobility.
The experts on the DMEA panel were convinced that more enjoyment of IT ultimately means more enjoyment of work. In view of the upcoming replacement of the SAP systems IS-H and i.s.h.med, this topic is currently highly relevant for many hospitals.
Getting started with the new HIS
But how do you implement a new HIS? Sibylle Benz, Expert Consultant Health at adesso Switzerland, presented LeanKIS, a new approach to introducing and adapting clinical systems. During its development, concrete patient pathways and the associated information flows were carefully examined. Administration, medicine and care were equally included and a joint solution was developed from them. With lean management principles, LeanKIS aims to make processes more efficient and ensure greater acceptance of the HIS.
Daniela Hery and Theresa Ahrens from the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE showed how customized digital solutions can be developed in a short time. Their project OneViewMed is part of an IT project with the University Hospital Frankfurt. A clear dashboard is designed to make it easier for clinical staff to transfer a patient from the intensive care unit to the normal ward by providing all the relevant information. The developers identified medication as a particular pain point. This is displayed in a chronological graphic. Further tabs provide information on vital data or visit documents. Her learning from the project: Doctors, nursing staff, administration and, last but not least, patients should definitely be involved in the development of a HIS.
Thomas Kleemann, CIO at Ingolstadt Clinic, would prefer to write HIS with a double S – for system and control. In the future, it must map the structural change of a region and thus the networking with outpatient service providers. Prof. Dr. Daniel Gotthardt, CEO of CompuGroup Medical, advocated software that takes account of changing healthcare. This requires standardized interfaces.