Kranium is a standards-based, state-of-the-art, comprehensive, modular and integrated information management system for healthcare establishments, addressing all critical areas of healthcare activity. Kranium is being built with a firm foundation based on extensive interaction and key inputs from the hospital users. This aspect continues to be the key foundation of the development philosophy. Curr
ent and emerging standards in IT & Telecom and Healthcare Informatics play a fundamental and significant role in the road-map of the product. Kranium is modular and flexible. The various modules are fully integrated (but can also standalone) to automate functions ranging from patient administration to clinical services. Kranium provides immediate access to clinical and administrative data, streamlines the scheduling and management of clinics visits and admissions, improves the dispensing of medications, facilitates management of laboratory functions with interfaces to laboratory equipment and much more. Starting with the initial module, the system can be progressively installed, with the user selecting the combination of modules that meet the information needs. When used for various aspects of hospital management, it forms a single robust and integrated environment offering powerful, immediate data access across the database. For example, the laboratory investigation results can be called up from a ward terminal, the pharmacy department can obtain patient allergy reactions, and the inpatients department can access dietary details.
