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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1987
PILOT PLAN UNDER WAY TO COMPUTERISE HOSPITAL INFORMATION
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THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO EXTEND THE PILOT HOSPITAL COMPUTERISED INFORMATION SYSTEM IN THE PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL TO ALL GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS IF IT IS FOUND PRACTICABLE AFTER EVALUATION, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHIU HIN-KWONG, MR CHAMBERS SAID THE PILOT SYSTEM WAS INTENDED TO COVER THE FOLLOWING KEY AREAS:
(A) IN-PATIENT
INCLUDING:
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ADMISSION,
DISCHARGE, AND TRANSFER SYSTEM,
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ON PATIENTS
(INCLUDING ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY PATIENTS) AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE PATIENT RECORD:
RECORDS OF ALL ADMISSIONS, DISCHARGES AND TRANSFERS;
DAILY AND ON-DEMAND OPERATIONAL REPORTS, E.G. BED STATE REPORT, WARD SHIFT ENQUIRY REPORT;
(B) OUT-PATIENT REGISTRATION AND SCHEDULING SYSTEM, INCLUDING:
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OUT-PATIENT APPOINTMENT, PROCEDURES;
REGISTRATION AND ATTENDANCE
IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY LABORATORY TESTS;
FOLLOW UP ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF PATIENTS AT SPECIALIST CLINICS.
(C) LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM, INCLUDING:
(D)
AN ENQUIRY CAPABILETY AT WARD NURSING STATIONS;
CUMULATIVE AND INDIVIDUAL TEST RESULT REPORTS FOR EACH PATIENT:
NURSING WARD-LABORATORY ORDER AND RESULT REPORTING SYSTEM, INCLUDING:
AUTOMATION OF LABORATORY TEST ORDERING PROCEDURES;
CHECKING ON DEMAND, STATUS OF ORDERS (TEST ORDERED, SPECIMENS OBTAINED, TESTS PERFORMED, RESULTS REPORTED);
* IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY RESULTS.
"THE ESTIMATED