Developing an HMIS Architecture Framework to Support a National Health Care eHealth Strategy Reform

• Tác giả: Marc A Le Pape
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 610.68 Medicine and health
• Thông tin xuất bản: Taylor and Francis, 2017
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 296891
• Chủ đề: 1. eHealth; 2. EHR; 3. electronic health record; 4. health management; 5. healthcare information systems

Tóm tắt

An increasing number of low- and middle-income countries are receiving significant investments to implement health reform strategies featuring a health management information system (HMIS) as a fundamental eHealth intervention. We present the case of Morocco's first step toward the implementation of a national HMIS: the "urbanization" of its health information systems-an information architecture methodology designed to leverage existing capacity while ensuring sustainability of the new HMIS. We report on this process and share lessons learned, applicable to similar countries involved in HMIS interventions, including involving all stakeholders from inception to rollout, encouraging local ownership of the new HMIS, fostering active data usage among users, and leveraging existing personnel rotation policies when developing adoption strategies and facilitating capacity building efforts.