Informatyzacja opieki stacjonarnej w systemie ochrony zdrowia na przykładzie warszawskich szpitali publicznych

This article describes the idea of introducing information technologies to hospital care and provides an overview of their implementation in Poland as one of the European Union member states. Special emphasis is put on Warsaw hospitals. The current state of their hospital information systems is further described based on the data recently collected by the Polish Supreme Audit Office. Additionally, the article includes two case studies, which give insight into everyday application of hospital information systems in a general hospital and a specialist institute.