Management Consideration for Adopting a Paperless Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) for Gertrude Hospital, Nairobi.IntroductionManagement: The Organization and the coordination of a company's activities in order to achieve defined objectives. (businessdictionary.com 2014) In this case, Gertrude's management needs to discuss whether adopting a paperless hospital management system gives the hospital a competitive advantage. Paperless HMIS has a myriad of benefits for Gertrude Hospital, as noted above in this document, but for the hospital. To reap the full benefits of system adoption, it is necessary to address the underlying challenges posed by the same system. Here are some of the considerations that management should make when considering paperless HMIS.I. Cost to be incurred; o Initial purchase of the system o Training of personnel o Maintenance and repairs of the system All costs above are charged to the return on investment.II. System operations shall allow only authorized personnel to view data relating to their service and daily usage, provide efficient use of the system, and achieve complete automation of system functions.III. Security issues related to the physical security of the system by placing access controls to the server room, having regular updates, data backups and installing antivirus protection for the system. By carefully accessing the paperless HMIS against the above factors, the hospital will be able to be informed. status taking full account of their financial and business needs. Management must also address the following concerns posed to the system and its users: • Security issues. • Personnel problem. • System problems. Security Concerns Having a paperless system means...... middle of paper...... yId=19&pageNumber=1• Fpb.org (2014) Top 10 Benefits a Paperless Office Can Offer, accessed February 20, 2014 at http://www.fpb.org/hottips/303/Top_10_benefits_a_paperless_office_can_provide.htm• Healio.com (2014) Going paperless the EHR offers challenges and benefits, accessed January 31, 2014 at http:// www.healio.com/hematology-oncology/practice-management/news/print/hematology-oncology/%7B64b33265-ed66-4a0f-8063-bebbe255412a%7D/going -paperless-ehrs-offer-challenges-benefits• Newsroom.cisco .com (2014) Network Security Implementation, accessed March 8, 2014 at http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/Network_Security_Implementation_final.pdf• ​​​​Profitable-practice.softwareadvice. com (2014) Five Best Practices for Training Staff on EHR, accessed March 5, 2014 at http://profitable-practice.softwareadvice.com/five-best-practices-for-training-staff-on-ehr-0513/