Designing a model for an integrated hospital Information systems in Tanzania: a case of Dodoma and Manyara regions
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2017
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The University of Dodoma
Abstract
This study has intended to design a model for an Integrated Hospital Information System in
Tanzania, and was conducted at four hospitals from Dodoma and Manyara regions respectively.
A sample of 90 respondents participated in the study from a purposive and non-purposive
sampling. A Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used to analyze the quantitative
data.
Findings have revealed that Integrated Hospital Information System (iHIS) in Tanzania requires
infrastructure, system development, data sharing and interoperability and unique identification as
well as information security and privacy. Strong security measures must be observed before
integration, during integration and after integration of HIS system.
The study not only should design an architectural model for iHIS but also the design has
considered the fact that, most patients’ records which were captured by the HIS deployed in
various hospitals in Tanzania did not have either common unique identities or biometric data,
which could be used to identify a patient’s record throughout the country. An integrated hospital
information system which could enable sharing of patients’ information between the hospitals is
an important tool for healthcare providers to provide continuous treatment to patients, understand
the background of the disease, understand how the patient was diagnosed and knows the
treatment the patient is on.
This study also, recommends the following to be the principle for achieving the iHIS. The
systems should be as flexibility as possible in order to allow further growth and its expansion;
interface engine must be constituted with technologies that suit for integration such as XML,
JSON and REST as well as a patient having a unique identification number which can be used in
all integrated systems
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Dissertation (MSc Computer Science)
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Integrated Hospital Information System, Hospital Information System, iHIS, Health Information, HIS, Manyara, Dodoma, Tanzania, Patients Information, Hospital Information, Information System, Information, Integrated systems
Citation
Arusha, K. (2017). Designing a model for an integrated hospital Information systems in Tanzania: a case of Dodoma and Manyara regions. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma.