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 patient having a
unique identification number which can be used in all integrated systems.
ARUSHA, K (2021). Designing A Model For An Integrated Hospital Information Systems In Tanzania: A Case Of Dodoma And Manyara Regions. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/designing-a-model-for-an-integrated-hospital-information-systems-in-tanzania-a-case-of-dodoma-and-manyara-regions
ARUSHA, KINTO "Designing A Model For An Integrated Hospital Information Systems In Tanzania: A Case Of Dodoma And Manyara Regions" Afribary. Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/designing-a-model-for-an-integrated-hospital-information-systems-in-tanzania-a-case-of-dodoma-and-manyara-regions. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
ARUSHA, KINTO . "Designing A Model For An Integrated Hospital Information Systems In Tanzania: A Case Of Dodoma And Manyara Regions". Afribary, Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021. Web. 29 Sep. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/designing-a-model-for-an-integrated-hospital-information-systems-in-tanzania-a-case-of-dodoma-and-manyara-regions >.
ARUSHA, KINTO . "Designing A Model For An Integrated Hospital Information Systems In Tanzania: A Case Of Dodoma And Manyara Regions" Afribary (2021). Accessed September 29, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/designing-a-model-for-an-integrated-hospital-information-systems-in-tanzania-a-case-of-dodoma-and-manyara-regions