Health Management Information System
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| Compare the responses with the following Emphasize that HMIS is not only meant as a system for data collection and generating quality information, but use of that information for decision making is an essential output of HMIS. Ask what do the participants mean by quality HMIS information. Surveys Census Vital registration Surveillance Health Management Information System (HMIS) Administration records, reports Health Information System (HIS) is a system that provides specific information support to the decision-making process at each level of an organization (Hurtubise, 1984) The purpose of HMIS is to routinely generate quality health information and use that information for management decisions to improve the performance of health services delivery. 13 Ask what factors determine that HMIS is producing quality information in a sustainable manner and that there is continued used of HMIS information for decision making. Help the discussion to focus on how, apart from the technical design of the HMIS, organizational and behavioral factors also determine how HMIS performs. 2.2 Slide presentation BPR Assessment of HMIS in Ethiopia Explain to the participants the BPR Assessment of HMIS and its findings and the principles on which the HMIS has been reformed. (Show slides. Encourage participation by asking : Who knows about HMIS reform Who was part of the assessment Whats your thinking about the effectiveness of the current HMIS?” Download 1.61 Mb. Share with your friends:
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