| Abstract [eng] |
The main aims and objectives of this study are, to explore the procedures, tools and problems related to primary health care data collection, storage, use and information flows in Kaunas university of medicine and to offer ideas and suggestions on how to improve the systems of routine data collection, storage, analysis and use of information and more generally to improve the flows of information and also to explore challenges related to realizing the potential for cooperative, integrated information systems in healthcare and more generally – to improve the flows of information by creating a new unified information system of clinical data. This study is based on data collection, processing and exchanging not only in the area of Kaunas university of medicine, but also, with the other institutions of health care and the „NESS“ project which is now being developed. The study showed that the process of data collection is rather complex. A number of data collection tools are used: patient cards, registers, various forms. All of this shows that a unified information system of clinical data is needed. It will involve all the processes inside clinics, deal with the individuality of every single clinic. Through a cross – case analysis and discussions with people who work in health care I found that there are several problems related to the use and management of information like lack of clear understanding of the purpose of data collection, poor knowledge of working with computer, investment into IT area is not big enough and etc.. |
