Accepted for/Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research
Date Submitted: Oct 26, 2023
Date Accepted: Aug 21, 2024
Date Submitted to PubMed: Aug 21, 2024
Unleashing the Potential of Internet Hospitals: An In-Depth Examination of Information Platform Functionality and Performance
ABSTRACT
Background:
Internet hospitals (IHs) have rapidly developed as a promising strategy to address supply-demand imbalances in China's medical industry, with their capabilities directly dependent on information platform functionality. Moreover, a novel theory of “Trinity” smart hospital has provided advanced guidelines of IHs construction.
Objective:
The purpose of this article is to explore the construction experience, construction models, and development prospects based on operational data from IHs.
Methods:
Based on existing information systems and internet service functionalities, our hospital has built a "Smart Hospital Internet Information Platform (SHIIP)" for IHs operation, actively to expand online services, digitalize traditional healthcare, and explore healthcare services modes throughout the entire process and lifecycle. This article encompasses the platform architecture design, technological applications, patient service content and processes, healthcare professional support features, administrative management tools, and associated operational data.
Results:
Our platform has presented a remarkable set of data, including 52,764,222 visits, 368,181 online medical consultations, 106,609 electronic prescriptions, 74,472 medication deliveries, 4,606,550 pre-diagnosis triages, 1,445,166 offline outpatient appointments, 1,946 medical education articles with a total of 9,647,480 views, and so on. These data demonstrate the significant role of IH as an indispensable component of our physical hospital services, with a deep integration between online and offline healthcare systems.
Conclusions:
Attributing to extreme convenience and improved efficiency, our IH has achieved a wide recognition and use from both the public and healthcare workers, and the upward trends in multiple data metrics suggest a promising outlook for its sustained and positive development in the future. Our pioneering exploration holds tremendous significance and serves as a valuable guiding reference for IHs construction and the progressive development of the internet healthcare sector.
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