Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2023 Dec;308(6):1823-1830.
doi: 10.1007/s00404-023-07223-1. Epub 2023 Sep 23.

Current landscape of hospital information systems in gynecology and obstetrics in Germany: a survey of the commission Digital Medicine of the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics

André Pfob #  1   2 , Sebastian Griewing #  3 , Katharina Seitz #  4 , Christoph Hillen #  5 , Sven Becker  6 , Christian Bayer  7 , Uwe Wagner  3 , Peter Fasching  4 , Markus Wallwiener  8 ; Kommission Digitale Medizin, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Gebursthilfe (DGGG)
Collaborators, Affiliations

Current landscape of hospital information systems in gynecology and obstetrics in Germany: a survey of the commission Digital Medicine of the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics

André Pfob et al. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2023 Dec.

Abstract

Purpose: Hospital information systems (HIS) play a critical role in modern healthcare by facilitating the management and delivery of patient care services. We aimed to evaluate the current landscape of HIS in the specialty of gynecology and obstetrics in Germany.

Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was distributed via the German Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics newsletter in December 2022. The questionnaire covered the domains baseline demographic information, satisfaction with daily use, satisfaction with implementation, and degree of digitization.

Results: Ninety-one participants completed the survey. Median age was 34 years; 67.4% (60 of 89) were female, and 32.6% (29 of 89) were male. Of the survey participants, 47.7% (42 of 88) were residents, 26.1% (23 of 91) senior physicians, and 9.1% (8 of 88) medical directors. The degree of digitization of clinical documentation is mainly mixed digital and paper-based (64.0%, 57 of 89) while 16.9% (15 of 89) operate mainly paper-based. The current HIS has been in use on average for 9 years. The median number of different software systems used in daily routine is 4. About 33.7% (30 of 89) would likely or very likely recommend their current HIS to a colleague.

Conclusions: The current landscape of HIS in gynecology and obstetrics in Germany is characterized by a high heterogeneity of systems with low interoperability and long service life; thus, many healthcare professionals are not satisfied. There is both a need to enhance and an interest in modernizing the technological infrastructure to meet today's requirements for patient care.

Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Digital health; Gynecology and obstetrics; Implementation; eHealth.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Current hospital information systems in obstetrics and gynecology in Germany
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Satisfaction during daily routine use of hospital information system
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Satisfaction with user support of hospital information system
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Rainer Thiel A, Deimel L, Schmidtmann D, et al (2018) Gesundheitssystem-Vergleich Fokus Digitalisierung #SmartHealthSystems Digitalisierungsstrategien im internationalen Vergleich Teil I: Internationales Benchmarking und Digital-Health-Index Teil II: Erfolgskriterien und Nutzungsgrade digitaler Anwendungen-Vergleichende Länderstudie Teil III: Analyse und Übertragbarkeit
    1. Greenhalgh T, Wherton J, Papoutsi C, et al. Beyond adoption: a new framework for theorizing and evaluating nonadoption, abandonment, and challenges to the scale-up, spread, and sustainability of health and care technologies. J Med Internet Res. 2017 doi: 10.2196/jmir.8775. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft (2023) Kliniken unterstützen Digitalisierungsstrategie, fordern aber nachhaltige Finanzierung. https://www.dkgev.de/dkg/presse/details/kliniken-unterstuetzen-digitalis.... Accessed 27 Jun 2023
    1. Utterback JM, Acee HJ. Disruptive technologies: an expanded view. Int J Innov Mgt. 2011 doi: 10.1142/S1363919605001162. - DOI
    1. Marques G, Santos C, Marques CS, et al. The impact of knowledge creation and acquisition on innovation, coopetition and international opportunity development. Eur J Int Manag. 2021;16:450–472. doi: 10.1504/EJIM.2021.117511. - DOI

LinkOut - more resources