Evaluation of Hospital Information Systems in Selected Hospitals of Iran

Due to the information systems` objectives, and to avoid duplication and to help improve care quality and reduce cost, it is necessary to conduct continuous evaluation to determine how to achieve these goals. This study was performed using evaluation indices of hospital Information systems in selected hospitals of Iran in 2012. In this article organizational and server components of hospital information systems in selected hospitals are being assessed. This research is a descriptive cross – sectional study. The study population consisted of the information system of Shohaday Tajrish, Khatamolanbiya, Imam Khomeini and Milad Hospital. Data collecting tools were checklist of hospital information system Evaluation Index, which completed with direct observation and interviews with users. Data analyzed by statistics software SPSS, and presented as statistical tables and graphs. In the studied hospitals, although the most of the organizational components subgroups and hospital information system server components has been set up and used but pharmacy information system, decision support systems, communication services and telemedicine services hadn`t been set up fully in the hospitals. Currently most subtypes of organizational components and hospital information system server components were fully in the designed software and considering all fields in 5 hospitals.