ICTM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE (GRADED A+)
HMIS
Health Management Information System
as defined by the World Health Organization the HMIS is
information system designed to assist in the management and planning of health programs
HMIS is one of the
six building blocks essential for health system strengthening.
Roles of the HMIS
-The major role of HMIS is to PROVIDE QUALITY INFORMATION TO SUPPORT DECISION-MAKING at all
levels of the health care system in any medical institution.
-In addition to encouraging the use of Health Information in the hospitals, it also 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
A Health Management Information System needs to be:
- complete
- consistent
- clear
- simple
- cost-effective
- accessible
- confidential
It should provide information on all key aspects of the health system without duplication
complete
It should be very clear what all the elements are actually measuring
clear
consistent
If similar information is provided by different sources, their definitions need to be consistent.
simple
It should not be unnecessarily complicated
, Cost Effective
The actual usage of each element should justify the costs of its collection and analysis
Accessible
Data should be held in a form readily accessible to all legitimate users, and it should be clear who these
people are.
Confidential
It should ensure that people without legitimate access are effectively denied
Historically, all information systems, including HMIS, are built upon the
conceptualization of three fundamental information-processing phases:
data input, data management, and data output.
Data Input
includes data acquisition and data verification.
Data Management also called
"processing phase"
Data Management
includes data storage, data classification, data update, and data computation.
Data Output
includes data retrieval and data presentation.
8 ELEMENTS OF THE HMIS
- Data Acquisition
- Data Verification
- Data Storage
- Data Classification
- Data Computation
- Data Update
- Data Retrieval
- Data Presentation
Data Acquisition
This involves both the generation and the collection of accurate, timely, and relevant data.
Data Verification
involves the authentication and validation of gathered data.
Data Storage
UPDATE (GRADED A+)
HMIS
Health Management Information System
as defined by the World Health Organization the HMIS is
information system designed to assist in the management and planning of health programs
HMIS is one of the
six building blocks essential for health system strengthening.
Roles of the HMIS
-The major role of HMIS is to PROVIDE QUALITY INFORMATION TO SUPPORT DECISION-MAKING at all
levels of the health care system in any medical institution.
-In addition to encouraging the use of Health Information in the hospitals, it also 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
A Health Management Information System needs to be:
- complete
- consistent
- clear
- simple
- cost-effective
- accessible
- confidential
It should provide information on all key aspects of the health system without duplication
complete
It should be very clear what all the elements are actually measuring
clear
consistent
If similar information is provided by different sources, their definitions need to be consistent.
simple
It should not be unnecessarily complicated
, Cost Effective
The actual usage of each element should justify the costs of its collection and analysis
Accessible
Data should be held in a form readily accessible to all legitimate users, and it should be clear who these
people are.
Confidential
It should ensure that people without legitimate access are effectively denied
Historically, all information systems, including HMIS, are built upon the
conceptualization of three fundamental information-processing phases:
data input, data management, and data output.
Data Input
includes data acquisition and data verification.
Data Management also called
"processing phase"
Data Management
includes data storage, data classification, data update, and data computation.
Data Output
includes data retrieval and data presentation.
8 ELEMENTS OF THE HMIS
- Data Acquisition
- Data Verification
- Data Storage
- Data Classification
- Data Computation
- Data Update
- Data Retrieval
- Data Presentation
Data Acquisition
This involves both the generation and the collection of accurate, timely, and relevant data.
Data Verification
involves the authentication and validation of gathered data.
Data Storage
