Review of Health Information Systems in Oman

This paper is a review of Oman's major Health Information Systems (HISs) and their enabling technologies. The work assesses the scope, functionality, security, and interoperability of the used systems. The review aids in achieving the objectives of HIS systems of improving the global quality of...

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Published in:	Sultan Qaboos University journal for science (Online) Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 101 - 120
Main Authors:	Elhadi, Mohammed, Al-Hosni, Ahmed, Day, Khaled, Al-Hamadani, Adbullah, Al-Toqi, Abdulrahman, Al-Shamli, Nasser, Al-Hashmi, Ali
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sultan Qaboos University 01-06-2007
Subjects:	Health information systems heath care information technology oman
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Summary:	This paper is a review of Oman's major Health Information Systems (HISs) and their enabling technologies. The work assesses the scope, functionality, security, and interoperability of the used systems. The review aids in achieving the objectives of HIS systems of improving the global quality of health care, attaining increased coordination between health care providers and consumers, promoting the use of guidelines and policies, and improving the speed of simultaneous access and distribution of medicalrecords and other resources. This paper, which can be considered as a building block towards the development of a nation-wide health care system, studies existing systems and identifies their functions and structures.
ISSN:	1027-524X 2414-536X
DOI:	10.24200/squjs.vol12iss2pp101-120