MODERNIZATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SUPPORT OF MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS

Purpose. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the need to modernize the information and communication support of medical institutions of Ukraine to improve the quality of medical care and medical services.Methodology of research. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study are the fundamental provisions of modern economic theory, scientific works of leading foreign and domestic scientists, international and domestic regulations on health care. General scientific and special research methods are used to achieve this goal, in particular: the method of system analysis – to study the information and communication support of medical institutions as a system; the method of structural analysis – to study the structure of the software of the medical information system “Doctor Eleks”; the method of comparison – to compare different methods of information processing in the studied medical information system.Findings. The need for modernization of information and communication support of medical institutions is determined. Prospects for the introduction of medical information systems in health care facilities, such as the “Doctor Elex” information system, are substantiated. Examples of introduction of the medical information system "Doctor Eleks" in foreign and domestic medical institutions are considered. The advantages of the researched medical information system “Doctor Eleks” for: management staff, medical staff and registry staff are formed.The software of the medical information system “Doctor Eleks” is analysed in detail in the context of the main modules: “registry”, “doctor”, “laboratory”, “administration”, “templates”. It is proved that the introduction of the medical information system “Doctor Eleks” in the activities of medical institutions will significantly increase the level of coordination of its staff and will positively affect the quality of medical care and medical services.Originality. The mechanism of introduction of modern information technologies in activity of medical institutions as the factor of increase of quality of medical service on the basis of use of the information system “Doctor Eleks”, which is developed for automation of work of medical institutions is offered.Practical value. The detailed analysis of the advantages of the medical information system “Doctor Eleks” can be useful for directors of domestic medical institutions in choosing the priorities of modernization of their information and communication support.Key words: medical institutions, information and communication support, e-medicine, medical information systems, innovative technologies.