HEALTHCARE Software Solutions for Hospitals, Laboratories and other Healthcare Institutions koraka
IN2 has been recognized as the regional leader in the domain of hospital and laboratory software. The group employs over 50 experts responsible for development and maintenance of software solutions for healthcare. The IN2 portfolio of healthcare solutions includes integrated business-information systems: IBIS, the integrated hospital information system which offers support in all aspects of hospital processes: medical (management of medical documents), economic (medical services invoicing) and administrative (management of business records) BioNET LIS, the laboratory information system for medical-biochemical laboratory business support, and number of highly-specialised applications: ewaiting Lists an information system that connects the health system at the national level in the real time and provides an overview of available dates for medical procedures in hospitals ebooking a system for online booking of appointments in healthcare facilities directly from the general practitioner s office ebi-medications a system for business analysis and reporting that monitors the consumption of the prescription medications in pharmacies econtracting an online system which assists the healthcare facilities to prepare and submit offers and enables tracking of healthcare services realisation to the insurers. Chosen references: Ministry of Health, Zagreb, Croatia Croatian society of medical biochemistry and laboratory medicine, Zagreb, Croatia Clinical Hospital Centre, Rijeka, Croatia Clinical Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia Clinical Hospital Centre, Osijek, Croatia Clinical Hospital Centre, Split, Croatia University Hospital for Lung Disease, Zagreb, Croatia IN2 offers a variety of complementary services such as: IBIS system implementation and conducting joint project activities: analysis and evaluation of the current state, installation, configuration and customization, user education and training, system testing, conversion and data migration Consulting - professional assistance in reengineering business processes Implementation of the HL7 module for the integration with other manufacturers systems System support and maintenance during the whole information system lifecycle Delivery and installation of equipment - purchase and installation of servers, OS installation, client s computers delivery etc. Awards For the e-waiting Lists and ebooking, IN2 Group received the European IT & Software Excellence Award in the category - solution of the year for the public sector in March 2013 and in May 2013 the global award - Microsoft Partner of the Year in the category Public Sector - Health. The leading criteria for obtaining the global Microsoft award, in addition to technical quality, was their contribution, as a technologically advanced solution, to the modernization of healthcare IT systems and changes in delivering healthcare services. It was pointed out that e-waiting Lists and e Booking are an example of the positive impact of technology on the entire community s quality of life.
e-waiting Lists The reduction of waiting for health service is one of the greatest challenges in public health systems. Almost daily the progress in medicine and medical procedures remains unused if there is no systematic referral to the first available medical facility and to the appropriate medical specialists. The e-waiting Lists is an information system that in real time connect the health system on the national level and provides an overview of available dates for medical procedures in hospitals. The e-waiting Lists enables searching for the first available date for all the required medical procedures as well as availability of existing orders in healthcare facilities. An overview of available dates in healthcare facilities is publically available online. The basis for data collecting is the national catalogue of ordering procedures with a list of procedures offered by healthcare facilities. Benefits Information on the first available date and the closest hospital Shorter waiting Technology Microsoft development tools HL7 standard web services Microsoft development tools have been used in development of the e-waiting List, while the database can be realized on different platforms. The technical connection between the central healthcare system and the hospital ordering systems is completely automatized through web services and HL7 communication. The benefits of e-wait Lists in the process of medical procedure ordering 1. Shortening the ordering period. The patient has an overview of first available dates for a certain procedure in one place and the possibility to compare it with available dates from other hospitals in the region. This enables redistribution of patients and optimum utilisation of hospital resources. Along with the information of the exact date and time of available appointments, other useful healthcare facility information are also published, such as contacts, opening hours and the exact location. 2. Active monitoring and analysis of events in the healthcare system. E-Waiting Lists enable a systematic collection and publication of all existing orders in healthcare facilities and a prompt follow-up of the waiting time for each procedure. Collecting healthcare appointments on a daily basis creates a database for different analysis, follow-up on trends related to appointment-making and basis for preventive or corrective actions in healthcare facilities. The basis for collecting data is the national catalogue of medical procedures that contains all procedures the healthcare institutions are currently offering. By using the catalogue with more than 440 procedures and by connecting it to the existing hospital operating system, the existing organisation of hospital systems remains preserved.
ebooking ebooking is a system for online medical procedure booking directly from the general practitioner s office. By redirecting orders, patients can make appointments faster, which unloads the counters and provides the optimum use of hospital resources. ebooking is designed as a communication node between the existing systems of primary healthcare and the hospital appointment systems. During the solution development, a special emphasis has been put on the simplicity and intuitiveness of use. The connection with the primary core system is realised through a web application that can be installed into the existing applications or used in a separate internet browser. The ebooking process starts with a list of available dates for procedures in healthcare facilities within the region to which the patient belongs. At this stage, the primary physician has the possibility to expand the list of free dates on the national level (if the closest facility has no satisfactory date) or to shift an appointment to a specific date (if the patient or medical reasons require this). The process continues with contacting the selected healthcare facility online. Here, the physician gets a preview of available dates for a particular procedure in all clinics and infirmaries. He then chooses the infirmary and the date for the patient and, if needed, adds information for the specialist. The process is completed by selecting an available date and printing of the appointment document which contains all the information the patient needs: the time, the procedure, location, preparation instructions and cancellation information. The benefits of ebooking For patients Faster medical procedures booking Date selection directly from the office For the hospital Unloading of counters Faster patient reception Maximum use of hospital resources For the insurance An optimal use of hospital resources Shorter waiting lists Control over the booking process Technology The connection with the hospital system is realised through the HL7 standard which enables a fast input of the appointment date into the existing healthcare facility information system and a date confirmation.
ebi-medications The of price reducing for existing medications is always present, but daily releases of new and more expensive drugs still takes up 17%-20% of the overall spending in healthcare. The reliable information system can provide an efficient control of expenditures and the conduction of preventive/corrective actions in case of improper use of funds for medications. ebi-medications is a business analysis and reporting solution that monitors the consumption of prescription drugs in pharmacies. The ebi-medications system analyses the consumption of prescription drugs according to different dimensions, based on more than 60 different indicators. Dimensions for data analysis are divided in following groups: Medications (generic/trade name) Manufacturers/Distributors Physicians/Teams/Practices/Facilities Diagnosis/Age groups/residence Thanks to the data collection and analysis on daily basis ebi-medications identifies medication consumption trends. Changes in data over time enables monitoring of financial effects and the general population s health indicators. The use of a personal dashboard with daily updated reports and a set of key indicators provides continuous key trends monitoring. Each user has the ability to configure his own set of key information. By selecting the parameters from the dashboard, the system runs the desired report. Each of the reports can be exported in standard formats (XLS, PDF ) and forwarded by email to the relevant addresses. Benefits of ebi-medications Complete control of prescription drugs consumption Monitoring of financial effects Monitoring of the overall population health Implementation of corrective actions Personalized reports Technology The database is built on the Microsoft development technology. Any business intelligence development tool can be used for presentation purposes. The images illustrates the use of the Panorama solution. Use of Microsoft Excel pivot spreadsheets is also possible, as it generates high-quality analytical results.
econtracting The need for transparent monitoring of contractual relationships between hospitals and insurance companies resulted in the development of econtracting, an information system for creating online offers for healthcare insurance. econtracting provides simple preparation and submission of the offers for healthcare facilities and contracted healthcare services control for the insurance companies. The contracting process in four steps Medical facility creates an online offer for the upcoming contracting period and hands it over to the insurance company. The insurance company checks the data compliance with the legal framework and evaluates the offer in accordance with its business policy and set objectives. If necessary, the insurance company returns the offer for an update to the health facility. After agreeing upon mutually acceptable conditions, the offer is officially submitted and represents the basis for an agreement between the healthcare facility and the insurer. A detailed definition of the contract on the level of employees and working hours The contract between the healthcare facility and the insurer contains a detailed list of healthcare professionals and hours needed for service provision. The system monitors that the weekly amount of hours per worker is within the predefined framework. The contract allows a detailed input of working hours per day and per hours of service. The operating schedules remain in the jurisdiction of medical institutions. Access to econtracting via the internet econtracting is an insurance company web application which healthcare facilities can access through an internet browser, using access parameters or a smart card. The system supports input from and export to an existing XLS file and transfer of data into the core business database. econtracting benefits Online submission of offers Offers based on the expertize and hours of work Predefined four-step offer preparation process Contracts based on healthcare workers and hours of work IN2 IN2 Group is comprised of 16 companies in Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia. The group is engaged in the implementation of Microsoft and Oracle ERP, EPM and BI systems and in the development of customized solutions for public sector, financial institutions and commercial companies. Founded in 1992, IN2 Group has successfully finished more than 450 projects. Since 2003, it has been dedicated to maintaining quality through ISO 9001, and since 2011 it is a bearer of ISO 27001 certificate for information security management. The Group employs over 600 experts from various fields. IN2 informaticki inzenjering d.o.o. Beograd 9z Milutina Milankovica Str, 11070 Belgrade, Serbia +381 11 2123 023 www.in2.rs/en