Huynh Ngoc Tien (L, 1st) of southernmost Ca Mau province is providing
guidance in how to use his software hospital management called Hossoft to staff
at a local clinic.
Though Huynh Ngoc Tien of southernmost Ca Mau province
didn’t finish high school and has never received formal training in information
technology, he successfully designed a software hospital management called
Hossoft, which excels over others of its kind and has increasingly been adopted
by local hospitals.
Tien, 48, of Tan An commune in Ngoc Hien district, has
done different jobs to earn his living. He happened to know compute science,
and taught himself how to use the computer. The more he learned it, the more
hooked he is. He then used all his savings to purchase a computer to practice
on.
Soon after his computer skills improved, Nguyen Chi
Dung, director of a Ngoc Hien district General Hospital, one of Tien’s
acquaintances, suggested that Tien write an overall hospital management
software for ease of use and greater effectiveness. He explained that he had
hired an IT company to do the task, but they said they could just design
softwares for separate sections in the hospital, not all in one. Tien then took
on the challenge, though he wasn’t quite sure of his chance of success.
Though Tien received no pay for the job, he hung
around the hospital 24/7 for several months to observe its activities. During
one year and a half, from mid-2006 to late 2007, Tien worked hard on his
software named Hossoft, version 1.0.
His efforts finally paid off, the software was
finished and run on a trial basis at Ngoc Hien district General Hospital. After
his early success, Tien upgraded it to the version 2.0 in late 2008, but users
initially doubted its effectiveness.
“At first I was also skeptical, but after thorough
evaluation, I found that the software meets the technical needs and boasts high
accuracy,” commented Tran Quoc Chinh - deputy head of the Ca Mau’s Department
of Information and Communications.
Tien’s software has gradually earned users’ trust and
it has even beaten several others of its kind.
His 3.0 version of Hossoft won the first prize of a
local creativity competition in 2010. One year later, the provincial Department
of Science and Technology purchased the right to the software, which is
currently used by seven State-owned hospitals, including Ca Mau Hospital - the
province's largest- and two private clinics.
The hospitals’ managements think really highly of
Tien’s software, as it helps them cut considerably patients’ waiting time and
the hospitals’ staff, manage their different sectors such as pharmaceutical and
medical insurance sectors effectively. Tien’s software also allows hospital
management boards to keep good check on their hospital activities and minimize
their staff’s wrongdoings.
Tien has also set up his own company to produce his
patented hospital management softwares.
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