Hospital information system

Hospital information system is also known as hospital management software (HMS) or hospital management system. Hospital information systems provide a common source of information about a patient's health history. The system has to keep data in a secure place and controls who can reach the data in certain circumstances.

Health information systems include:

• Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) EMR and EHR systems replace paper patient records. ...
• Practice Management Software. ...
• Master Patient Index (MPI) ...
• Patient Portals. ...
• Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) ...
• Clinical Decision Support (CDS)