Oncology information system

Oncology Information System (OIS) is a software solution that manages departmental, administrative and clinical activities in cancer care. It aggregates information into a complete oncology-specific electronic health record to support medical information management. The OIS allows the capture of patient history information, the documentation of the treatment response, medical prescription of the treatment, the storage of patient documentation and the capture of activities for billing purposes.^[1]^[2]

Unlike a hospital information system (HIS), which is intended to manage patient records more generally, or radiological information system (RIS), intended to track and manage radiology requests and workflow, the OIS supports the delivery of integrated care and long-term treatment for cancer patients by collecting data during various phases of treatment, maintaining a history of treatment fractions, screening, prevention, diagnosis, image reviews, palliative care and end-of-life care. An OIS will be designed around the specific requirements of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other supportive activities.^[3]^[4]

Basic features of an OIS

OIS generally support the following features:^[1]

Treatment workflow
Doctor's prescription
Patient register
Management of the treatment schedule
Management of patient documents
Financial control
Health Level 7(HL7) and DICOM RT interoperability

References

^ ^a ^b Urda, D.; Ribelles, N.; Subirats, J. L.; Franco, L.; Alba, E.; Jerez, J. M. (2013). "Addressing critical issues in the development of an Oncology Information System". International Journal of Medical Informatics. 82 (5): 398–407. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.08.001. ISSN 1872-8243. PMID 22981645.
^ Sicotte, Claude; Lapointe, Jonathan; Clavel, Sébastien; Fortin, Marie-Andrée (2016). "Benefits of improving processes in cancer care with a care pathway-based electronic medical record". Practical Radiation Oncology. 6 (1): 26–33. doi:10.1016/j.prro.2015.08.011. ISSN 1879-8519. PMID 26598908.
^ Ando, Yutaka (2014), Tsujii, Hirohiko; Kamada, Tadashi; Shirai, Toshiyuki; Noda, Koji (eds.), "Oncology Information System", Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy: Principles, Practices, and Treatment Planning, Tokyo: Springer Japan, pp. 113–117, doi:10.1007/978-4-431-54457-9_13, ISBN 978-4-431-54457-9, retrieved 2022-03-03
^ Yu, Ping; Gandhidasan, Senthilkumar; Miller, Alexis A. (2010). "Different usage of the same oncology information system in two hospitals in Sydney--lessons go beyond the initial introduction". International Journal of Medical Informatics. 79 (6): 422–429. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.03.003. ISSN 1872-8243. PMID 20371209.

[:0-1] Urda, D.; Ribelles, N.; Subirats, J. L.; Franco, L.; Alba, E.; Jerez, J. M. (2013). "Addressing critical issues in the development of an Oncology Information System". International Journal of Medical Informatics. 82 (5): 398–407. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.08.001. ISSN 1872-8243. PMID 22981645.

[2] Sicotte, Claude; Lapointe, Jonathan; Clavel, Sébastien; Fortin, Marie-Andrée (2016). "Benefits of improving processes in cancer care with a care pathway-based electronic medical record". Practical Radiation Oncology. 6 (1): 26–33. doi:10.1016/j.prro.2015.08.011. ISSN 1879-8519. PMID 26598908.

[3] Ando, Yutaka (2014), Tsujii, Hirohiko; Kamada, Tadashi; Shirai, Toshiyuki; Noda, Koji (eds.), "Oncology Information System", Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy: Principles, Practices, and Treatment Planning, Tokyo: Springer Japan, pp. 113–117, doi:10.1007/978-4-431-54457-9_13, ISBN 978-4-431-54457-9, retrieved 2022-03-03

[4] Yu, Ping; Gandhidasan, Senthilkumar; Miller, Alexis A. (2010). "Different usage of the same oncology information system in two hospitals in Sydney--lessons go beyond the initial introduction". International Journal of Medical Informatics. 79 (6): 422–429. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.03.003. ISSN 1872-8243. PMID 20371209.

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