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Primary helthcare information system - The Cornerstone for the next geneation healthcare sector in Republic of Croatia

At no time in the history of medicine has the growth in knowledge and technologies been so profound [Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, Institute of Medicine (IOM), 2001. ISBN 0-309-07280-8]. However, healthcare delivery systems today are not able to keep up with the pace. In order to provide highest quality patient care, Republic of Croatia has started the process of introducing enterprise information systems to support business processes in the healthcare domain. The first initiated project refers to Primary Healthcare Information System (PHCIS) that provides domain of primary care with state-of-the-art enterprise information system that connects General Practitioners, Pediatricians and Gynecologists offices with the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance and Public Health Institute. This article gives an overwiew of PHCIS, explains challenges that were faced in designing and implementing the system, and elaborates PHCIS role as the corner-stone for the next generation healthcare provisioning in Republic of Croatia.

cornerstone; PHCIS; Republic of Croatia

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