Postgraduate Institute of Medicine University of Colombo

Human Resource Information System for Nurses
Human Resources play a vital role in health care and
act as the backbone of the health care setup. In the
current setup almost all the data and information
related to training, employment, deployment and
cadre redistribution are maintained manually in a
paper based format. Introduction and implementation
of a brand new Human Resource Information System
to the department of health would be a turning point
in the path which leads Sri Lanka towards an
„Information Communication and Technology‟ era.
Initially in-depth analysis of the current Human
Resource Management System for nurses was carried out and its issues were clearly
identified. A comprehensive feasibility study was conducted on economical, technical,
organizational and legal aspects. A Software Requirements Specification was then generated
as a guideline for the proposed system development. Taking into consideration different
software solutions available globally and methods of tailoring them according to our
requirements, “iHRIS Manager” was chosen as the core software for the customsation of the
proposed system. Mechanisms for data uploading and creating backups were also integrated
into the system. The fully fledged end product was then tested according to universal
pretesting standards before the implementation.
Implementation of this customised Human Resource Information System would be the first
step of digitalization of Human Resources in Information of nurses in the Sri Lankan heath
care system.
Dr. Ravi R. Wickramaratne
raviwick@hotmail.com
Supervisor:
Dr. S. R. U. Wimalarathna
BDS, MSc, MD
Member, Specialty Board in Biomedical Informatics
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