COUNTRY FOCUS : JORDAN hospital ’ s physicians and other healthcare practitioners . King Abdullah University Hospital administrators knew that having fast and accurate access to this kind of information would be critical , especially in intensive care , where fast decisions can literally become matters of life and death . Yet the system would also need to keep all patient information strictly private and highly secure .

“ You need the help of reliable companies , because you need to deal with programming and both advanced and developed solutions .” said Dr Ibrahim Al Faouri , Chief Nursing Officer and Head of Quality , King Abdullah University Hospital .

All that has helped the hospital ’ s departments and functions . On the nursing side , the new system helps keep patient data precise and accredited . On the quality side , it helps maintain data accuracy . The system also helps KAUH ’ s physicians write accurate prescriptions by tracking the availability of medications in the hospital ’ s pharmacy . And for administrators , the system has helped improve the speed with which appointments are scheduled and tracked . This system has also helped KAUH qualify for Global Information Assurance Certification ( GIAC ), which validates the skills of information security professionals .

“ It ’ s a fast and comprehensive system ,” said Dr Suleiman Momany , Chief Medical www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO

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