SCS' Integrated Hospital Information System (iHIS) is an enterprise solution designed to to be used in single, group or multi-location hospitals and clinics. Healthcare providers can quickly and effectively manage patient visits and financial transactions as all the necessary information is centrally available through iHIS. This translates to better patient service, as every transaction is monitored, from the time the patient registers at the hospital until the patient checks out.

Key Benefits of iHIS:

1.Increased patient satisfaction:

• Reduced patient waiting time through effective queue management
• One-time registration required per visit
• Management of doctors’ schedules such that patients are seen on time
• Timely bed-scheduling
• Medical records are stored electronically and patient history is maintained

2.Improved patient-care:

• Real-time and easy access to patients’ medical records by healthcare providers
• Improved workflow, which allows more time for comprehensive patient counselling and review
• Reduced errors with the availability of various automation engines – drug interaction engine; medical alert engine; patient billing engine, etc
• Help healthcare institutions become more community focused and reach out to patients via fax, SMS, etc

3.Increased productivity:

• Reduced no-show – Patients can be reminded of appointments or precautions before undergoing tests
• Automated and integrated back-end processes such as pharmacy, billing, purchasing, inventory management, etc
• Improved clinical outcome analysis – enhanced research productivity through data mining and facilitate institutional handling of managed care challenges in a timely manner

4.Lower total cost of ownership:

• Improvement in hospital inventory management
• Better monitoring and management of costs – prescription, consumables, doctors’ fees, etc
• Thin-client based user interface and centralised open architecture
• Implementation of a centralised system allows the sharing of server hardware, system software, interfaces and operations

• Patient information – biodata, allergies and medical alerts
• Patient accounting – charging, billing, discounts & concessions, claims management, doctor fees, accounts receivable, general ledger, etc
• Registration management – booking of appointments, patient registration and queue management
• Bed management – admissions, allocation of bed/room, transfer and discharge
• Order management – ordering of medication, diagnostic imaging and treatment
• Operating theatre scheduling – surgery rostering and management
• Pharmacy management – bagging, labelling and dispensing of ordered medication
• Materials management – item management, stock take, transfer of items, etc
• Job scheduling – task management and follow up

The system provides the option for integration with third party systems such as Accounting Systems, Laboratory Information Systems, Radiology Information Systems and Materials Management Systems.