Rouhollah Ghaedamini Asadabadi; Ahmad Amerieon; Shahram Tofighi; Fatemeh Azizian; Azam Fayazi
Volume 9, Issue 4 , September and October 2012, , Pages 479-489
Abstract
Introduction: One of the types of hospital management information systems is decision supportinformation system (DSIS). This system uses decision-making models and databases forpreparing specific information to support their semi-structured or unstructured decisions. Thepresent study aimed to design ...
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Introduction: One of the types of hospital management information systems is decision supportinformation system (DSIS). This system uses decision-making models and databases forpreparing specific information to support their semi-structured or unstructured decisions. Thepresent study aimed to design a decision DSIS model for Board of Trustees of Ayatollah KashaniHospital, Shahrekord, Iran.Methods: This exploratory and modeling study was performed in 2010 and conducted in Board ofTrustees Ayatollah Kashani Hospital in Shahrekord. The study population consisted of 30 Board ofDirectors and hospital administrators. Data collection was performed through a researcher-made42-item questionnaire with approved validity and reliability (85%) by the expert professors used forinterviewing and observation. The data were analyzed using principles of systems analysis andmanagement and, mathematical analysis and also operations research technique.Results: Complete information about identifying the organizational environment, informationarchitecture diagrams, the decision-making pattern of Board of Directors and the hospitalauthorities, the mathematical models and other decision-making models were achieved and theDSIS model was designed for Board of Trustees of Ayatollah Kashani Hospital, Shahrekord, Iran.Conclusion: Hospital information architecture diagram did not have much difference comparedwith the other conducted studies; however, using DSIS model and its output through theoperations research techniques, mathematical patterns and other appropriate patterns wouldresulted in decisions that the hospital’s board might make and support them.
