User defined fields
Various functions would have requirements, which are in the nature of use for statistical analysis, which need to be captured at source. Some of these are also very relevant for the clinicians and the administrators, although building a rigid logic around them is difficult. These requirements vary from hospital to hospital and can be put in place in the field without any need for change in the software.

Template based Document Printing
Template based Document Printing provides flexibility of printing of documents according to user requirements. These include all features available in Word including making any part of the document to Bold, Underline, Italics, different colors, Bullets, Numbering and Insertion of tables, graphics into the document. A spell check feature incorporating medical terms could also be used.

Extensive MIS reporting capability
Management Information Systems require providing information to management at various levels, which is relevant at that point in time. Reports in the nature of detailed, summary and exception reports are meant to provide a tool for decision making, as also for smooth running of operations. MIS requirements would vary across hospitals and within the same hospital over a period of time. The flexible Reporting tool enables the administrator to define an MIS report in a matter of minutes and the user can view this report sorted in different ways and filtering the report in different ways provides a extremely powerful tool in the hands of the user.

Interfaces to various devices such as E-Pens, Smart cards, Pocket PCs, PDA’s
21st Century Health’s HMS supports various devices such as e-pens, smart cards, pocket PC’s, PDA’s and provides simple and easy data capture facilities with minimum keystrokes. Intuitive help and dropdown pick lists enable easy and fast data capture. Similarly alerts could be triggered on certain conditions and messages could be sent to providers’ mobile phones through SMS.

User definable desktops
User definable desktops enable the user to get a single desktop containing the most commonly used functions and parts of the HMS at a glance. This facilitates a “My desktop” for each individual user, without any programming. The “My Desktop” enables the user to move across functions that could involve Financial Records, Clinical Records, Administrative Records and even a Personal To Do list.