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This document discusses health information systems (HISs). It defines health as the well-being of a person's physical, mental, and social condition. HISs gather, store, and transmit individuals' and organizations' health-related data, including hospitals, laboratories, and disease surveillance systems. This is done to increase the efficiency of health services and improve personal health. When establishing a HIS, many rules and regulations must be followed to protect individuals' privacy and ensure the accuracy of protected health information. Resources, indicators, data sources, data management, and dissemination and use are all important aspects of developing and maintaining an effective HIS.
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Definition:
It is concerned with the planning, organizing & controlling the flow of materials from their initial purchase through internal operations to the service point through distribution
Aims of material management:
The right quality
Right quality of supplies
At the right time
At the right place
For the right cost
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DEFINITION
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6. General objective
To highlight different aspects of a health
information system
Specific objectives
To define terms related to health information
systems.
To outline the importance of a health information
system
To identify the various components of a health
information system
To describe the how a health information system
is assessed
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7. Definitions
Information System
Provide specific information support to the decision-
making process at each level of an organization
(Winter, A. 2010)
Health Information System (HIS)
An information processing and storing subsystem
of a health care organization.(Ibid)
May be a single institution(a hospital) or a group
of health care institutions (health care network)
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8. Importance of a Health Information
System
Produces information needed by
Patients, communities, service
providers, programme
managers, policy-makers, providers of
funds, global agencies and organizations
Information used for
Better management, assess coverage and
quality of services; costs and expenditures.
Detect and control emerging and endemic
health problems
Monitor progress towards health goals; and
promote equity.8
9. Importance of a Health Information
System
Strengthen the evidence base for effective health
policies
Improve management related to mobilizing new
resources and ensure accountability of their
use.
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10. Components of a HIS
Inputs
HIS resources
Processes
Indicators
Data sources
Data management
Output
Information products
Dissemination and use
10
11. Components of a HIS cont….
HIS resource
Legislative, regulatory and planning frameworks
Personnel, finances, logistics support, and
ICTs.
Indicators
Determinants of health; health system inputs,
outputs and outcomes.
Data sources
Censuses, civil registration and population
surveys
Individual records, service records and11
12. Components of a HIS cont….
Data management
Data collection, storage, quality-assurance and
flow, processing, compilation and analysis
Information products
Data transformed into information for evidence
and knowledge to shape health action
Dissemination and use
Making information readily accessible to decision-
makers
Communities
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13. Assessment of a HIS
Health Metrics Network tool
Use to assess components of HIS on a scale of
0-100%
0-24%=not adequate
25-49%= present but not adequate
50-74%= adequate
75-100%= highly adequate
(WHO; HMN framework 2005)13
14. Assessment of HIS cont….
Cameroons HIS
Assessment outcome 2007 places HIS at 45%
i.e…..
Characterized by
Personnel with inadequate knowledge on HIS.
Untimely and failure to report data
Inadequate resources
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15. Conclusion
Better and stronger HIS can resolved
inadequacies in health systems.
Awareness of the importance and components of
a HIS is a prerequisite to all those involved with
its activities
Self -assessment of HIS is necessary for its
strengthening and use for better decisions and
better health.
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16. Recommendations
Sensitization of stakeholders involved with the
HIS on its importance and components
Assignment of skilled personnel to the HIS unit
accompanied by better remuneration
The dissemination and use of information from
the system for decision-making.
More emphasis on electronic than paper-based
data reporting
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17. References
Winter A. Haux R. Ammenwerth E. Brigl B. Hellrung N. Jahn F. Health
Information Systems- Architectures And Strategies. Health informatics, e-ISBN
978-1-84996-441-8. 2. Ed .London: Springer-Verlag London Limited: 2010.
http://store.freecollege.org/noleech1.php (accessed 29 Jan 2014).
Health Metrics Network. Version 4.00. Framework and
standards for country health information systems:
Assessing national HIS information dissemination and
use. Geneva, World Health Organization: 2008.
Lippeveld, Theo, R. Sauerborn, and C. Bodart. Design and Implementation of
Health Information Systems. Health Information System Module. Geneva: WHO.
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World Health Organisation. Components of a strong
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Organization: 2008
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