Greenfield hospital planning in an organised way is a relatively newer discipline in India. Modern hospital planning calls for comprehensive planning for hospitals which include

- Infrastructure planning 

    a) Hospital building 

    b) Hospital Equipment ( Medical and Non Medical ) 

- Hospital organization planning 

    a) Manpower planning 

    b) Creating policies and procedures 

    b) Strategic planning for hospital business processes 

    c) HIS planning / Enterprise resource planning 

    d) Quality Assurance and Quality control measures 

 - Futuristic plans for the hospital 

 In the above aspects a good information system is very important and planning for a good information system is very important. While planning for the HIS following things are to be kept in mind 

- Current work load of the hospital or envisaged work load for the hospital in early years and then increase of work load in future years

-  Policies and procedures set by the hospital, mapping them with the business process and the right application for having a comprehensive data capture and user interface for management decisions 

- Operational aspect of the business and effective material management , human resource management , financial management , clinical management ,  internal and external stakeholders management and public relations and customer relationship management 

The above requirements can be fulfilled when a coordinated approach is made by a team which understands the clinical aspects of the business , business processes, cost benefit aspects of trigger events ( one event leading to other in a business environment ) and then map a suitable application which is 

- User friendly 

- Inexpensive 

- Easy to comprehend 

While planning for the HIS a step wise development of the HIS and including change leaders who can help in the successful implementation of the system is very important. It calls for  top management decision and active management participation for development , implementation and optimal utilization for long term benefit from the HIS. 

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