Patient administration system
In this article we will explore Patient administration system, a topic of great relevance today that impacts various areas of study and that has generated broad interest in the academic community and society in general. Patient administration system represents a crucial point to understand the functioning of different phenomena, from a historical, scientific, social or cultural perspective. Through detailed analysis, we will examine each relevant aspect of Patient administration system, exploring its implications, its evolution over time, as well as possible solutions or approaches to address this challenge. This article aims to offer a comprehensive, critical and reflective vision about Patient administration system, in an effort to provide knowledge and generate an informed debate on this important topic.
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Patient Administration Systems (often abbreviated to PAS) developed out of the automation of administrative paperwork in healthcare organisations, particularly hospitals, and are one of the core components of a hospital's IT infrastructure. The PAS records the patient's demographics (e.g. name, home address, date of birth) and details all patient contact with the hospital, both outpatient and inpatient.
PAS systems are often criticised for providing only administrative functionality to hospitals, however attempts to provide more clinical and operational functionality have often been expensive failures.
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History
In the UK, IRC PAS was developed at North Staffordshire Health Authority in the late 1960s. It became widely used within the NHS and was supported commercially by ICL. Siemens Nixdorf acquired the PAS in 1996 but dropped support in 1998. The NPfIT project was claimed to have deployed a total 141 new generation PAS by 2008 but this figure had risen to only 170 by 2010.
Standard PAS Functionality
PAS Systems provide a number of core essential functions to hospitals:
- Master Patient Index
- Appointment Booking
- Waiting List Management
- Record of Patient Activity
- Activity Returns/Billing
- Reporting
- Admission
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