Health Management System is one of the most promising applications of Information Technology (IT) in the Health Care Sector. The aim of Hospital Information System is to use a network of computers to collect process and retrieve patient care and administrative information from various departments for all hospital activities to satisfy the functional requirement of the users. It also helps as a decision support system for the hospital authorities for developing comprehensive health care policies.

Hospital Management System has robust functionality covering billing and administration, clinical systems, supply chain modules and business intelligence. The clinical system comprises an electronic patient record which forms the core of the system and links to all other departments in the hospital. This helps in providing improved clinical outcomes and better diagnosis and care to the patients. The administrative and supply chain modules improve productivity and efficiency, driving down costs and waste.

Health Management System encompasses the following systems:

• Doctors and nurses can access the case sheets, order tests and prescribe medication
• Doctors can customize templates for various specialties; maintain operative notes and surgery records in the operation theatre and cath lab
• OT notes are completely automated
• Discharge summary with reports of diagnostic tests, vitals, doctors' notes along with medication administered
• All clinical areas like laboratory, cardiology, radiology etc. are completely automated

The salient features of Health Management Systems are:

• Client Server Database architecture
• Based on RDBMS for easy retrieval and better performance
• Self tuning - No database administrator required.
• Portable across a variety of platforms
• Easy GUI interface
• User friendly administration
• Standard function keys
• Comprehensive user security
• Patient centric - Enhances patient experience at all touch points
• Execution skills - Structured training and implementation schedule
• Reliable
• Scalable - Technology capable of supporting up to 250 workstations
• Modular - Robust architecture to support hospital growth.