Obstetrics information system application software
Definition
An application software program, routines, and/or algorithms used as or in an information system to electronically receive, collect, store, manage, assist in analysis of, display, output, and distribute data, within or between healthcare facilities, to support the administrative and clinical activities associated with the provision and utilization of obstetrical services and facilities. It is typically supplied for installation into a dedicated obstetrics information system or existing mainframe or decentralized computers/networks and is used in a labour ward/maternity unit and allows the electronic entry of a patient?s details of labour for viewing at different locations.