CH 8: Applications

HSA520: Health Information Systems

Applications

List and differentiate the types of application software commonly used in healthcare organizations.

One of the main goals of businesses in general is customer satisfaction. In many healthcare organizations, customer satisfaction is achieved by providing quality patient care. This relies heavily on careful documentation of the patient's medical history, health status, current medical conditions, and treatment plans (Austin & Boxerman, 2008), which also reduces the likelihood of medical errors. It is evident that documentation of patient information on computer systems in healthcare organizations would require application software specifically designed to meet specific needs within for both administrative and clinical...