An Open Source Health Care Management System for Pakistan
نویسندگان
چکیده
Healthcare is of great importance to any country, and especially so for Pakistan. Unfortunately, majority of health care domains in Pakistan are operating at a sub-optimal level, as the use of Information Systems is almost non-existent. There is an utmost needs to improve the current healthcare services by introducing Information Technology. COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, is designing and developing a comprehensive, open source, Healthcare Management System in collaboration with Allama Iqbal Medical College & Jinnah Hospital Lahore, and Lahore General Hospital. In this paper, we propose COMSATS OpenSource Healthcare Management System (COS-HMS) an international standards compliant healthcare information system including its architecture and technology specifications
منابع مشابه
Comparison of Open Source Learning Management Softwares and Presenting a Native Evaluation Tool
Introduction: Nowadays all educational institutes are trying to use technology in their structure. This effort has been faced with different barriers, including cost, time, and support. Therefore, using open source softwares can partially help us in using technology. In this article, we review main features of several open source learning management softwares, while presenting a tool which incl...
متن کاملThe first national Olympiad on reasoning and decision making in Health system management an experience Report
Introduction: Health system management is regarded a chief duty and skill of health care providers. However, medical students do not receive enough training for it. The first national Olympiad for students of medical sciences was designed to motivate students for acquiring managerial skills, improve reasoning and problem solving skills, and also propagate team working in students in an excitin...
متن کاملTraditional system of medicine in Pakistan
In Pakistan traditional medicines has been a strong part of our cultural heritage and has played a significant role in providing health care to a large portion of the population especially Tibb-e-unani and Homoeopathy. Efforts are made for the development of comprehensive policy and strategies for utilization of traditional medicine in the mainframe health care system which includes education, ...
متن کاملApplication Integration for Free Open Source Medical Software: A Case Study
Introduction: This paper presents a specific case study of integration between Free and Open Source applications. Methods: The case study does not use an existing system but one with simulated data. This approach allows emphasis on the underlying issues. This case study integrates an open source Content Management System with an open source native XML database using the Simple Object Access Pro...
متن کاملDevelopment of a conceptual model for asthma management system in primary care
Introduction: Asthma is uncontrolled in more than half of asthma patients due to inadequate and incorrect management. The main reasons for inadequate management are non-adherence, inadequate knowledge of a general practitioner about patientchr('39')s clinical condition, and not following asthma management guidelines The purpose of this study was to develop a conceptual model for the asthma mana...
متن کامل