LAB Flashcards
any system that captures, stores, manages or transmits information related to
the health of individuals or the activities of organisations that work within the
health sector.
Health Information Systems
incorporates things such as
district level routine information systems,
○ disease surveillance systems, and
○ also includes laboratory information systems,
○ hospital patient administration systems (PAS) and
○ human resource management information systems (HRMIS).
comprise data collected at
regular intervals at public, private, and community-level health facilities and
institution
●District Level Routine Information System statistics are
the continuous, systematic collection,
analysis and interpretation of health-related data needed for the planning,
implementation, and evaluation of public health practice.
Disease Surveillance Systems
computer software that processes,
stores and manages data from all stages of medical processes and tests
Laboratory Information Systems –
developed out of the
automation of administrative paperwork in healthcare organisations,
particularly hospitals, and are one of the core components of a hospital’s IT
infrastructure
Hospital Patient Administration Systems (PAS)
a
centralized repository of employee master data from the human resource
management group. A system that stores, processes and manages employee
data, such as names, addresses, etc.
Human Resource Management Information Systems (HRMIS) –
is an integrated effort to collect, process, report and use health
information and knowledge
Health Information Systems
a health system requires reliable health statistics that
are disaggregated by sex, age and socioeconomic characteristics
all levels
decisions informed by evidence contribute to more
efficient resource allocation
policy level
information about the quality and effectiveness of
services can contribute to better outcomes
delivery level
health information resources system
inputs
indicators, data sources, data management
processses
information products , dissemination and use
outputs
These include the legislative, regulatory and planning frameworks required for a fully functioning health
information system, and the resources that are required for such a system to be functional.
Health Information Systems Resources
A core set of indicators and related targets is the basis for a health information system plan and strategy.
Indicators need to encompass determinants of health; health system inputs, outputs and outcomes; and
health statu
Indicators
These can be divided into two main categories; (1) population-based approaches (censuses, civil
registration and population surveys) and (2) institution-based data (individual records, service records
and resource records).
Data Sources
covers all aspects of data handling from collection, storage,
quality-assurance and flow, to processing, compilation and analysis
data management
Data must be transformed into information that will become the basis
for evidence and knowledge to shape health action
Information Products
value of health information is enhanced by making it readily
accessible to decision-makers and by providing incentives for, or
otherwise facilitating, information use
Dissemination and Use
Consists of all organizations, people and actions whose
primary intent is to promote, restore or maintain health
health system
Improving health and health equity
Health system goals
oute from inputs to health outcomes
Health system goals
system building blocks of health system
service delivery, health frameworks, information, medical products, financing, leadership
