11 Ask the participants what the typical management functions of a health system are needed in order for it to serve its purpose. Facilitate the discussion and encourage the participants to look into the various levels of the health system and management functions involved. (Seethe box below. Ask the participants what the information needs are to perform the health management functions identified above. Ask how do we get this information
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Design and Implementation of Health Information Systems. Edited by Lippeveld, Sauerborn & Bodart; WHO Geneva,
2000. Page 18. In the public sector, health system management
includes the functions of 1. Client management / individual care (delivery of promotional, preventive, and curative health services to the population working with communities)
2. Health unit/facility management (managing service coverage utilization, resources)
3. Health system management (policy, planning, coordinating and managing support to health units) Examples of Information need at various health management levels Management level Information needs (example)
Patient Client management
Previous medical, surgical, obstetric, history
Signs,
symptoms,
Treatment, vaccination history
Investigation findings Health Unit management
Patient load,
Bed Occupancy
Service coverage, dropouts Human, financial, logistic,
physical resources
Quality of care
Disease prevalence, incidence, epidemic in catchment area Health System management
Morbidity, mortality
Coverage of essential services
Births, deaths
Health behavior
Health resources