ABSTRACT
Hospital modernization is closely related to hospital information systems.The paper presents the notion of information flow and argues that the quality,speed,coverage,and efficiency of information flow in a hospital are the basic elements of its development.Hospital information systems provide systematic,primary and service support for various activities in the hospital and bring about changes in the essence of hospital culture.In their efforts to strengthen their information infrastructure,modernized hospitals should observe the principles of people first,cost-effectiveness balance and sustainable development and lay equal stress on cultivating specialized information personnel and improving the level of the entire staff in manipulating information and science and technology.
ABSTRACT
Objective To construct a framework for hospital modernization evaluation based on capability development. Methods In accordance with the theories for the sustainable development of the hospital and the results in the research on the development mechanism of the capability-oriented hospital and giving consideration both to the development level of the hospital and the driving force of its internal development, a framework for hospital modernization evaluation was designed from both the horizontal and vertical dimensions. Results A multidimensional, multilevel, and multi-index framework for hospital modernization evaluation was constructed. Conclusion The framework for hospital modernization evaluation is capable of evaluating hospital development from different dimensions and levels and reflecting the modernization level of the hospital and the mechanism of its internal driving force, thus more effectively guiding hospital modernization.