TOTTORI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Originating from the belief that "Medical Informatics is the nervous system of a hospital", the hospital has established and is operating a "safe and efficient information infrastructure for patients and medical professionals". This medical information is maintained and managed using the most advanced techniques in the world. This hospital was the first of the national university hospitals to put electronic medical records into 100% operation, when our systems were updated in 2003. In addition, we put a wristband on the patients in order to prevent patient misidentification. Using this system, the medical staff can also verify blood transfusion and injection barcodes with the barcodes on patient’s wristband by accessing the database at the bedside and check to ensure that the dosage time and order is as per schedule. Moreover, there are rules and regulations for the electronic medical record management system to protect the personal information of patients, while guidelines have been laid down for disclosing and monitoring medical records. This system is benchmarked to by other university hospitals when introducing electronic medical records system.
In 2007, we were the first hospital in the country of those with an electronic medical records system to introduce a scan system with an electronic signature time stamp in order to save and preserve all signed and sealed documented information. When the electronic medical record system was updated in 2008, the world’s most advanced thin client system was introduced in the hospital system infrastructure in order to promote safe and efficient systematization. A local medical system network using a thin client system was developed in 2012 and the “Oshidori net 2” system that can reference the electronic medical records of 6 hospitals was developed and put in operation. From the research aspect, a cloud-type satellite home healthcare system was developed, and is being implemented as a field test in Tottori and Okinawa. Moreover, the same system was also developed for emergencies and was used in the comprehensive Tottori Disaster Prevention Drill in 2007 to check its usefulness. Thus, Medical Informatics has introduced advanced technology and is safely managing an efficient nervous system for the University Hospital.