1. [MIDTERMS] Health Information Management System
1. [MIDTERMS] Health Information Management System
Information systems
The ability to analyze systems and to design and implement
advanced computer applications make the transfer of patient
information efficient and effective.
Roles of HMIS
Provide quality information to support decision-making at all
levels of the health care system in any medical institution.
Aims to aid in the setting of performance targets at all levels of
health service delivery and to assist in assessing performance at
all levels of the Health Sector.
Complete
Provide information on all key aspects of the health system
Eight elements of the HMIS
without duplication.
Data acquisition
This involves both the generation and the collection of accurate,
Consistent timely, and relevant data.
If similar information is provided by different sources, their
definitions need to be consistent.
Data storage
The preservation and archival of data may be regarded as part
of the data storage function.
Data classification
Also known as Data Organization. It is a critical function for
increasing the efficiency of the system when the need arises to
condut a data search.
Data computation
Involves various forms of data manipulation and data
transformation, such as the use of mathematical models,
statistical and probabilistic approaches, linear and nonlinear
transformation, and other data analytic processes.
Data update
New and changing information is accounted for through the
element of data update.
Data retrieval
Is concerned with the processes of data transfer.
Data presentation
Has to do with how users interpret the information produced by
the system.
Organizational determinants
Health workers and data collectors work in organization’s
environment which have value, norms, culture, and practice.
Technical determinants
Involve the overall design used in the collection of the
information.
It comprises the complexity of the reporting forms, the
procedures set forward in the collection of data, the overall
design of the computer software used in the collection of
information.
Prism framework
Broadens the analysis of routine health information systems.
Identifies the strengths and weaknesses in certain areas, as well
as correlations among areas.