CHAPTER THREE: LITERATURE REVIEW
3.1 Introduction
The following section discusses various studies that have dealt with study of health management information system (HMIS) and factors affects’ information utilization.
Health information system has an organized set of interrelating components that can be grouped under two entities: the information process, and the health information system management structure. Through the information process, raw data (inputs) are transformed into information in a usable form for management decision-making (outputs). The information process can be broken down into sub components: (i) data collection, (ii) data transmission, (iii) data processing, (iv) data analysis and (v) presentation of data and information
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At the level of the district, health information enables health planners and managers to take decisions regarding the effective functioning of health facilities and of the health system as a whole. At higher levels, health information is needed for strategic policy-making and resource allocation. Although the data requirements at every level of the health system are different. The quantity and detail of data needed is generally greater at lower levels of the system, where decisions on the care of individuals are made, than at higher levels where broader policy-making takes place(42). health information system address include: (42)
health determinants (socioeconomic, environmental behavioral and genetic factors) and the contextual and legal environments within which the health system operates;
inputs to the health system and related processes including policy and organization, health infrastructure, facilities and equipment, costs, human and financial resources and health information
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Karimi, et al on District Health Information System Assessment : A Case Study in Iran the findings shows According to WHO criteria, the average score of DHIS assessment was 35.75 percent. The most score of DHIS criteria compliance with WHO, was related to data gathering criteria (70 percent) and the least score was related to utilization of information for decision making (10 percent). In addition , DHIS training infrastructures is undesirable, first level data production and gathering is inefficient, personnel training has been neglected in primary health care, there is no computerized report in urban and rural health facilities, and namely, there is not enough information for decision making in this level. According to findings, utilization of information in decision-making, information interpretation and information presentation criteria compliance with WHO had the most undesirability. Authors recommended that urban and rural health facilities managers should participate in proper training courses of information interpretation and utilization of information in decision
The Chief Information Officer is responsible for generating statistical data and gathering meaningful use data on patients. The Health Information Management Specialist is involve with meaningful use data input. Describe the statistical reports generated by the health information department. Only meaningful use: Smoking, Lipid Entry, Diabetes, and PHI Log
Develop the concept/idea/issue you selected from your practice area into a relevant question This paper will evaluate and address issues surrounding never event in healthcare. In this regard, the guiding question for this analysis is, ‘How can never events be prevented in acute healthcare institutions?’ Describe the question According to Wilson and Giddens (2014), never events are adverse situations and serious medical errors that a patient should never experience.
Health Information Exchange Providers across the U.S. are turning to the Health Information Exchange also known as HIE. HIE provides secure online access to patients charts among a network of providers, hospitals, clinics, doctor’s offices, and pharmacies who join in the exchange, so they can have timely electronic access to records their patients will allow them to share. For patients this means having their medical records available no matter where they go and for providers it means having instant access to life saving information when seconds count
The social determinants of health is the way our life’s influence our health. the world health organisation has defended health in 1948 but it is not merely enough to define health we need to understand the many factors that infuse health and this will lead to the population as a whole will have beater health.in 1998 the word health organising come up with the social determinates of health are the main factor that can influence an individual or a group health in this essie I will be looking the two social determinates of health that affect Calum’s life social gradient and early life and how they can influence his life. social determinants of health include factors that factors that people are borne in to and how surroundings affected their
The resources above expanded on knowledge concerning the definition, evolution, proposed outcomes, research and the technology of meaningful use of the electronic health record. Nursing administrators, staff nurses, and nursing informaticists all perform an essential role in achieving meaningful use of the electronic medical record to improve patient care. Certain authors referenced other authors proving that the health information technology field is indeed a tightknit community. The resources were well written from highly credentialed authors and were, for the most part, easy to comprehend. All of these articles were written for the nursing professional with the exception of resource
This includes creating, managing and following patient data. The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) defines information governance as “an organization wide framework for managing information throughout its lifecycle and for supporting the organization’s strategy, operations, regulatory, legal, risk, and environmental requirements.” In today’s healthcare system, it is more important than ever to know and understand how healthcare information is created, transferred and used. Due to the development of systems such as electronic health records and clinical decision support systems it is important that health information maintains its reliability and validity throughout its
The development of the United States health care delivery system has significantly enhanced the methods of advanced medical technology, information management, and patient care for all health care professionals and society. Moreover, the United States health care delivery system is a unique system with many organizations and individuals that are involved in the delivery cycle. Health Care delivery organizations such as American Health Information Management Association is an established organization that supports and direct the needs of its health care professionals and patients. Organizational Selection and Background October 1928, Ms. Grace Whitney Myers and the American College of Surgeons created the Association of Record Librarians of North America (ARLNA) which later became known as American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
When your little you might know what your destined to be or you might not be focused on it. Than when the day comes to start the schooling you hesitate. Looking up ideas of careers becomes repetitive and annoying. Than you get a job doing whatever you could find until one day you realize that you deserve more and want to challenge yourself. For me it wasn’t easy deciding what to do.
The current healthcare reform movement is calling for health institutions to evaluate and redesign the historical approach to healthcare in order to reduce costs and improve outcomes for the population. Unfortunately, “the health sector itself has little or no direct control over most of the underlying conditions required for health” (Braveman & Gruskin, 2003, p. 541). These underlying conditions can best be described as the social determinants of health (SDH) defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work [and] age,”. The Ottawa Charter (1986) further defined the prerequisites for health a bit more clearly as peace, shelter, education, food, income, a stable eco-system, sustainable
This information is used to appropriately implement prevention and treatment for patients. The second outcome integrates analysis of information gathered by healthcare personnel to identify trends and inconsistencies within the healthcare population. Through this the origin of problems can be ascertained, and preventive measures can be instituted. Subsequently prevention will decrease incidences and ultimately the cost to
Depending on the type of office and the patients there in, will determine what electronic health system you will need. Some doctors have patients that need a high level of care and lots of tests and other documented information, like cardiology. Other offices might be able to use a simple program because they don 't have many patients or the patients they do have don 't require extensive documentation. You have to consider the amount of time you may, or may not have to train the staff and get all the information transferred. Once the needs of the facility are determined, it is then important to decide on a system that will coincide.
Data use agreements and connections between HIE organizations are also a concern with health information exchange. “The types of healthcare partners that are needed is a challenge when determining the trading area needed for a viable HIE” (PHII, 2005). Although there are challenges, there are opportunities with implementing a health information exchange system. One opportunity is HIE can improve reporting to public health and in return improve the health of the community.
Activity 1 highlights the types of staff access available within the hospital, including security access, technology restrictions and the different roles access can alter and how it can affect health information data, which is used for hospital funding, employment, resource budgeting, purchase of information systems and the differing types of treatment provided by the hospital. Hospital data attained from hospital health information systems can often present accuracy problems as errors with admission paperwork, coding information, medication and procedure documentation are often written inaccurately, staff are encouraged to actively minimise and reduce errors with appropriate maintenance, automatic error reporting and access restrictions to
Health care is extremely important because it effects everyone in Canada. Our universal care is a point of pride to many and it gives citizens a sense of safety. We can change our own health habits but we need help at a higher level. Together we can make a difference.
What is a Health Information Specialist? Health information specialist is a blanket term that is applied to a variety of technical positions. Almost all of these jobs involve medical data, information technology, electronic health records and health information management systems. The BLS states that the job outlook for health information technicians is expected to continue growing at 15 percent, which is much faster than average.