TY - JOUR T1 - DIGITAL HOSPITAL ; AN EXAMPLE OF BEST PRACTICE AU - Kılıç, Taşkın PY - 2016 DA - December DO - 10.23884/ijhsrp.2016.1.2.04 JF - International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy JO - IJHSRP PB - Rojan GÜMÜŞ WT - DergiPark SN - 2602-3482 SP - 52 EP - 58 VL - 1 IS - 2 LA - en AB - Digital Hospital is a concept contributing to enhancing personnelproductivity, facilitating hospital operations, improving the process qualityand ensuring patient safety by integrating cutting-edge technologies such asmedical devices, smart information systems, facility control and automaticconveyor systems, location-based services, sensors and digitalcommunication tools into health processes. The primary aim of this study isto address the theoretical and practical aspects of “Digital (paperless)hospital” concept, which is addressed in a limited number of studies, andinvestigate the digital hospital practices of Izmir Tire Public Hospital andGiresun Tirebolu Public Hospital, which entered into the list of top digitalhospitals in Europe as examples of best practices. The study was preparedbased on the interviews with the managers of Tire Public Hospital andTirebolu Public Hospital awarded with digital hospital certificates byHIMMS (International Accrediting Agency) in 2016.18 hospitals received “Stage 6” and one hospital (Tire Public Hospital)received the top-level “Stage 7” digital hospital certificate, which wasawarded to four hospitals in Europe by 2016 in Turkey. In the hospitaltransforming into a top level digital hospital and offering services with thisconcept; speed and efficiency of business processes increase, paper anddocument expenses are cut to zero, human-made errors are minimized.Diagnosis and treatment processes are provided not only within the hospitalwalls but also to long distances. By the help of digital hospitals health dataare immediately and retrospectively retrieved at any time by the authorizedbody, other health institutions and patients and can be forwarded viasensors, cameras and early warning systems without requiring follow-up byhumans, fast and right decisions can be given thanks to decision supportsystems, and the right medicine is administered to the right patient, at rightdoses and at the right time by the Closed Loop Drug Delivery System. Withthe widespread access to digital hospitals, it will be possible to benefit fromall these advantages and offer the most effective and efficient healthcareservices to the patients within the shortest time. Hospital personnel will haveless workload and be less likely to make mistakes. KW - Digital Hospital KW - e-Health KW - Smart Hospital CR - [1] Songur, H., Saygın, T., Şifahaneden Hastaneye: Sağlık Kuruluşlarının Değişimine Genel Bir Bakış, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 19, (2014), 1 CR - [2] ***, Mercy Virtual Care Center, www.mercyvirtual.net, 2016 CR - [3] ***, Bilişim Zirvesi, Akıllı Hastane, http://saglikbilisimzirvesi.org/dijitalhastane, 2016 CR - [4] Wei-dong, W.A.N.G., The digital hospital in future: understanding and management of our future hospital, Information of Medical Equipment, 7 (2004) CR - [5] Della Mea V., What is e-Health (2): The death of telemedicine?, Journal of Medical Internet Research, 3 (2001), 2, e22. doi:10.2196/jmir.3.2.e22. CR - [6] Allen A., Morphing Telemedicine - Telecare - Telehealth - eHealth. Telemed Today, Special issue: 2000 Buyer's Guide and Directory, 1 (2000), 43. CR - [7] Holland,M., The Digital Hospital of Tomorrow: The Time Has Come Today, https://h41368.www4.hp.com/h41111/rfg_formprocessor/digital_hospital/uk/en/pdf/DH-IDCPAPER- HI216948.pdf , 2009 CR - [8] Chang, Zhanjun, et al. , Realization of integration and working procedure on digital hospital information system, Computer Standards & Interfaces 25 (2003), 5, pp. 529-537. Volume 1 Issue 2 2016 CR - [9] ***, T. C. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Dijital hastane, http://saglik.gov.tr/DH/belge/1-34974/dijital-kagitsizhastane- nedir.html, 2016 CR - [10] Li, Jin-Song, and Xiao-Guang Zhang., Construction Goals and Development Trend of Digital Hospital, Yiliao Weisheng Zhuangbei 31 (2010), 2, pp.5-7. CR - [11] ***, European Comission, eHealth, http://ec.europa.eu/health/ehealth/policy/index_en.htm Sağlık, 2016 CR - [12] Kılıç, T., e-Sağlık ve Teletıp Hollanda ve Dünyadan İyi Uygulama Örnekleriyle, AZ yayınları, Turkey, 2016, pp.110-118 CR - [13] ***, EMRAM Stage Criteria http://www.himssanalytics.org/research/emram-stage-criteria, 2015 CR - [14] King, Lynne A., et al., The digital hospital: opportunities and challenges, Journal of healthcare information management: JHIM 17, (2002), 1, pp. 37-45. UR - https://doi.org/10.23884/ijhsrp.2016.1.2.04 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/329474 ER -