RÉSUMÉ
Objective: To discuss the urgent need to improve the handling capacity of the outpatient information system in our hospital under the context that the patient registration is not available after the daily outpatient exceeding about 4,500 people times and that the outpatient demand is rapidly growing. Methods: To analyze all factors which constraint outpatient demands, develop relevant solutions, and update the outpatient information system in phases so as to ensure the normal medical work. Results:After the initial updating, the handling capacity of the system is up to from 4,500 to 13,000 people times, meeting the patient’s need; in the future, the complete updating will lead to a handling capacity to 19,000 people times. Conclusion: The comprehensive consideration shall be given to the building of the hospital information system, including the scalability of the system during its design.