concept Updated 2026-07-09 Tags: Healthcare, Infrastructure, Hospital-It, China

Hospital Information System

Hospital Information System is the hospital IT foundation in No.206 检索、送药、看病:互联网医疗这些年 | 中国互联网故事22. The episode points to 1980s and 1990s Chinese hospital informatization projects, including early HIS work and the “军字一号” system, as prerequisites for later online appointment, records, prescriptions, and internet-hospital services.

The source treats HIS as a reminder that internet healthcare did not begin with mobile apps. Before users could book, consult, pay, or read reports online, hospitals needed networked registration, departments, records, pharmacy systems, and data flows.

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