[Electronic patient files in hospital information systems].

Background: The implementation of an electronic patient health record (EHR) system in the field of ophthalmology can be a challenging project for many hospitals. Although all hospitals have a hospital information systems (HIS), these systems are often not capable of managing the complexity of ophthalmological patient records.

Methods: This article reports the implementation of an ophthalmological EHR into the pre-existing HIS (Agfa-ORBIS; Agfa HealthCare GmbH, Bonn, Germany).