title: Design and implementation of a hospital information system for the Palestine Red Crescent Society in Lebanon.
abstract: A case-mix hospital information system was designed and implemented in Palestine Red Crescent Society hospitals in order to support the network of Palestinian hospitals in Lebanon and to improve the health of refugees in the country. The system is based on routine collection of essential administrative and clinical data for each episode of hospitalization, relying on internationally accepted diagnostic codes. It is a computerized, user-friendly information system that is a stepping-stone towards better hospital management and evaluation of quality of care. It is also a useful model for the development of hospital information systems in Lebanon and in the Near East.
authors.affiliation: Agency for Public Health, Lazio Region, Rome, Italy. rossiquick@gmail.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Materia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hourani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yousef
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Racalbuto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Venier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osman
mesh_terms: D003200:Computer User Training; D003625:Data Collection; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007861:Lebanon / Q000453:epidemiology; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration; D008877:Middle East / Q000208:ethnology; D009017:Morbidity; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011159:Population Surveillance; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012011:Red Cross / Q000458:organization & administration; D012036:Refugees / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014584:User-Computer Interface