Web-Based Hosptial Information Management System Software advantages

Advantages of a web-based Hospital Management Information System vs an installed software

Why everyone would prefer a web-based hospital management system that can be accessed through the web.

With the advent of the pandemic and the need to adapt to the public health protocols and procedures, small practice owners are looking for ways to “up the ante”. New management practices would allow them to use technology to maintain their clinical and business processes. Here we will examine the advantages of web-based software vs an installed software specifically a Hospital Management Information System.

Accessible Anywhere.

Healthcare isn’t limited to an 8 to 4 work hour, it’s 24/7, 365 days a year. Added to that – healthcare is an ever-evolving sector that isn’t limited simply to one geographical location. Accessibility to a patients’ record and additionally communication with a patient is something that isn’t limited to a physical space during a set time. Consider a hospital with various locations with various specialties, a doctor at location one needs access to a patient’s record who usually goes to location two. Using web-accessed software, the doctor can log into the patient’s record online and access the patients’ record (given defined user roles).

Easy access to key information is helpful to any healthcare worker and crucial to patients. Timely updates to a patient’s medical history and background allow doctors the ability to make accurate clinical decisions.

No installation required.

Web-based Hospital Management Information Software means that there is no need for an installation directly unto end-user machines. This helps in mitigating risk because an end-user can still access the software if anything happens to their physical computer/laptop, they can still conduct their responsibilities and access the system.

This also means that providers of web-based software consider that this application can be run over a wide range of operating systems and requires less manpower or physical resources to maintain and operate the technicalities of the system at the hospital.

The majority of support and maintenance requirements would be performed by the provider.

Vendor Responsible for Backups

A web-based HMIS software leaves the vendor responsible for the backups and also upgrades of the system. Usually, vendors would provide users with the number of upgrades available to them through the relevant Service Level Agreements, the end-user can usually choose whether they would like to update/upgrade the software available to them. 

Web-based software providers would usually have automated technical settings in place for the backup of the information on the system. Users would be notified of any changes or modifications to the system in advance before it is applied.

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