Hospital or clinic management is a complicated process, and for that reason, there are numerous requirements for a hospital management system:
A friendly UI/UX design. It is one of the top priorities for such applications, considering many potential users. Medical staff and patients need a convenient and informative system that is easy to use regardless of age and computer skills.
An ability to gather, store, process, and output a large amount of data. The software is required to enable automation to handle a huge amount of text data that incorporate different categories of records: from patients’ medical histories and insurance to clinical trial documents and complaints. In addition, the HMS must be compatible with various types of media information: video and digital images, such as computed tomography results, recorded operations, and 2D or 3D MRI scans.
Compliance with all present data security regulations and protocols to protect data confidentiality and prevent unauthorized access to the system. Data safety is another high priority, as patients’ information and other hospital documents are highly confidential. Any data leak may lead to harmful outcomes, including lawsuits, other financial repercussions, and a ruined reputation, which may force the hospital to close.
Rapid response is necessary for hospital management software. Time is the essence in medicine, so the HMS system should allow fast registration of new patients in case of emergency and quick retrieval of appropriate data, such as a patient’s history, from the archive or other hospitals’ databases.