Patient Accounting Systems: Are They Fit with the Users' Requirements? / 대한의료정보학회지
Healthcare Informatics Research
;
: 3-10, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-219438
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
A patient accounting system is a subsystem of a hospital information system. This system like other information systems should be carefully designed to be able to meet users' requirements. The main aim of this research was to investigate users' requirements and to determine whether current patient accounting systems meet users' needs or not.METHODS:
This was a survey study, and the participants were the users of six patient accounting systems used in 24 teaching hospitals. A stratified sampling method was used to select the participants (n = 216). The research instruments were a questionnaire and a checklist. The mean value of > or =3 showed the importance of each data element and the capability of the system.RESULTS:
Generally, the findings showed that the current patient accounting systems had some weaknesses and were able to meet between 70% and 80% of users' requirements.CONCLUSIONS:
The current patient accounting systems need to be improved to be able to meet users' requirements. This approach can also help to provide hospitals with more usable and reliable financial information.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Information Systems
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Hospital Information Systems
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Needs Assessment
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Checklist
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Hospitals, Teaching
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Healthcare Informatics Research
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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