<unk> s (often abbreviated to<unk>  developed out of the automation of administrative paperwork in healthcare organisations, particularly hospitals, and are one of the core components of a hospital's IT infrastructure. The<unk>  records the patient's demographics (e.g. name, home address, date of birth) and details all patient contact with the hospital, both outpatient and inpatient.<unk>  systems are often criticised for providing only administrative functionality to hospitals, however attempts to provide more clinical and operational functionality have often been expensive failures.
Patient administration system
Drug packaging
Clinical data management system
ICU quality and management tools
Hospital information system
Notes on Nursing
Pharmacy management system
Patient group directions