| Support systems in health care: | | | | and result to an increase in profitability in health |
| There are various advantages associated with the | | | | care centers. |
| support system in a health care center; the | | | | Efficiency in communication is also enhanced by |
| advantages will be realized if a proper system is | | | | the system, information about a patient or |
| put in place, the system should be designed in | | | | physician can easily be sent from one computer |
| such a way that supports the needs of the users | | | | to another, distant data access can also be |
| such that it is easy to record new entries, search | | | | enabled and therefore increases the efficiency of |
| record, edit record and also easy to navigate. | | | | communication and also the storage of |
| Some of the advantages associated with the | | | | information. |
| system include storage of data, increasing | | | | Better diagnosis and services: |
| efficiency, | | | | When this system is adopted especially with the |
| Storage of data: | | | | use of queries and combo boxes then health |
| The system will help in storage of patient data; | | | | officials can easily retrieve data from the data |
| depending on how it is designed various types of | | | | base whereby it is easy to diagnose the problem, |
| data concerning an entry can be recorded | | | | data on a particular regular patient is easily |
| example the date, time, names, diagnosis, date of | | | | retrieved and therefore it is easy to determine |
| birth, physician information and any important | | | | the their health status and problems they face |
| information. Data is stored in a systematic way | | | | offenly, laboratory results can be easily be |
| such that each entry requires the entry of the | | | | retrieved through computers where the |
| different fields that are important. Data will be | | | | laboratory attendant will simply feed the results |
| stored in the computer instantly and it is easy to | | | | into the computer and the health officer will |
| access the data and also edit and update the | | | | simply retrieve the data without wasting time |
| data, this system therefore has many advantage | | | | moving from one place to another. |
| compared to hard copied that are used to store | | | | Disadvantages: |
| data. | | | | There are also some disadvantages that are |
| Efficiency: | | | | associated with this system, one of the |
| The adoption of the system will promote | | | | disadvantage include the loss of jobs to individuals |
| efficiency, the data can be accessed by as many | | | | who were previously employed to store hard |
| users as possible at the same time from different | | | | copy data, another disadvantage is that the data |
| computers, and this ensures that no time | | | | base system requires capital to install example |
| wastage occurs and also that the workers will not | | | | purchase of computers and also networking, this |
| have to file data on shelves which is traditional | | | | is a cost that a health care unit must incur for the |
| way of filing. There will also be a reduction in the | | | | installation of this system. However despite the |
| number of employees who are required to | | | | many disadvantages associated with the system |
| maintain data, the traditional use of papers and | | | | it will still increase efficiency in the work place |
| files requires the employment of workers who will | | | | through ease communication, storage of |
| aid in retrieving files and also storing the files, the | | | | information and the ease to access information. |
| computer system will reduce these inefficiency | | | | |