Promulgating the summary of criteria for determining levels of IT application at health facilities in Vietnam

Levels

Criteria

1

- Infrastructure satisfies level 1;

- HIS satisfies level 1;

- Access to electronic patient information is allowed.

2

Level 1 and the following requirements must be satisfied:

- Infrastructure satisfies level 2;

- HIS satisfies level 2;

- A centralized clinical data repository must be established, including shared list, pharmacy information, indications and clinical laboratory test results (if any);

- Information/data (in existing CDR) must be shared between interested parties involved in patient care.

3

Level 2 and the following requirements must be satisfied:

- Infrastructure satisfies level 3;

- HIS satisfies level 3;

- LIS satisfies basic level;

- Operations management satisfies basic level;

- Non-functional criteria satisfy basic level;

- Information confidentiality and security satisfies basic level;

- Electronic records, including vital signs (pulse, body temperature, blood pressure), nursing documentation, information on medical procedures/techniques/ surgical procedures shall be stored in CDR;

- Clinical symptoms and electronic prescribing:

+ The clinical decision support system level 1 supports electronic prescribing (new prescription and prescription renewal);

+ Drug information must be available in the CDSS support network environment.

4

Level 3 and the following requirements must be satisfied:

- Infrastructure satisfies level 4;

- HIS satisfies level 4;

- LIS satisfies basic level;

- PACS satisfies basic level, allowing doctors to access medical images outside the diagnostic imaging department;

- Doctors give indications electronically;

- All indications of inpatient services must be managed.

5

Level 4 and the following requirements must be satisfied:

- Infrastructure satisfies level 5;

- HIS satisfies level 5;

- PACS satisfies advanced level and replaces all films.

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