Information technology

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Information Technology (IT) department has been active since 1996. The administrative structure of the department includes the head of department, deputy head, division supervisor, and division engineers.

Hospital IT department has an essential role to play in assisting hospital staffs to manage and care for patients. These systems are so essential and ingrained into modern-day hospitals that it can literally be a matter of life or death if they stop working effectively. 

The IT department is not only responsible for managing clinical software and the other processes that help administrative staffs to keep patients’ records and admissions systems ticking along, they also have an important role to play in ensuring medical wards, operating rooms and emergency departments run smoothly.Some of these functions include health information management, ordering and receiving lab results, and specialized software for radiology.

 

The radiology service and specifically the radiology services program is called PACS. INFINITT PACS is a world-class Pax system with a wide variety of functional and up-to-date tools. It is also a web-based system. Support, maintenance and management of this software, including all CT, MRI, Echo, X-ray and angiography services, is the responsibility of the IT department.

This is in addition to the usual tasks an IT department performs such as providing network infrastructure, IT security, server maintenance, software deployments and so on. It is also responsible for desktop support and running the help desk.

The functions of this department is also include: Equipping all parts of the center with computer systems and their equipment, installation and support of all Hospital information system (HIS) software, installation and support of attendance system program, support sections of office correspondence software, installation and support of financial programs, preparing various management reports, website launch and support , 24-hour support for all center software and hardware , installation and support of all input and output devices such as printers and scanners and so on.

Last Update At : 27 September 2020