Chapter one is basics and Introduction to health care information

Cont…

• Information management can be differentiated into strategic, tactical, and operational information management

Strategic information management; information processing as a whole

Tactical information management: particular enterprise functions or with application components that are introduced, removed, or changed

Operational information management: operating the components of the information system

•It cares for its smooth operation, for example, by planning necessary Personal resources, by failure management, or by network monitoring

Health Information Systems

Learning outcomes

•Define terms related with HIS

•What are the challenges for health information systems?

•Explain dimensions of health information

Some Definitions

• System: A collection of components that work together to achieve a common objective
• Information System: A system that provides information support to the decision-making process at each level of an organization
• HIS:A system that integrated at a collection, processing, reporting, and use of the information necessary for improving health service effectiveness and efficiency through better management at all levels of health services
• HMIS: An information system specially designed to assist in the management and planning of health programs