Utilities & Public Bodies / Samaritan Fund Re-engineering Project
Samaritan Fund Re-engineering Project
The one-stop-shop healthcare and social welfare services management system.
Samaritan Fund Re-engineering Project
The one-stop-shop healthcare and social welfare services management system.
Samaritan Fund Re-engineering Project
The one-stop-shop healthcare and social welfare services management system.
Overview
A web-based fund management system to streamline the Samaritan Fund Office of Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HKHA) medical fund operations. The system supports physician referrals, financial assessments, application approvals, fund checking, billing and reimbursement, and post-approval checking. The Major user groups include officers of the Samaritan Fund Office, Chief Pharmacist′s Office, HKHA, and Social Welfare Departments.
Project Goals
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Resolve the previous issues
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Provide a flexible platform for tackling future needs and changes
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Deliver the following items:
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User security controls
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Ability to handle multiple fund subsidies
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Integration and interfaces with other HA systems and Oracle ERP systems that
had incompatible data mappings
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A data repository for inquiries and standard and ad hoc reports
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Oracle ERP Account Payable and General Ledger
Our Solution
We developed the following applications:
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A replacement for the Donation Fund Management System, which was phased out in stages throughout the project
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Interfaces to pharmacy management, product tracking and tracing, fee collection, patient billing, and revenue collection, and Oracle ERP Accounts Payable and General Ledger systems
The system was built on Oracle Discoverer Plus and Discoverer Viewer to make the recorded results easier to transfer to Excel for archiving. A series of recovery strategies were implemented to ensure that any instance, media, node, or site failures could be dealt with swiftly and accurately.
Benefits to the Client
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A reliable, multi-functional web application supporting various business processes
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Streamlined business processes and enhanced user efficiency
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Improved communication between stakeholders
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New bookkeeping software to record applicable information easily and store it efficiently for future reference
