INF5761/INF9761
Health Management Information Systems
- Health Information Systems Strengthening
Informatics + Public Health => INF5761
Health Information Systems require understanding
of multiple domains
Complementary skills [group work]
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Health Information Systems (HIS)
“produce relevant information that health
system stakeholders can use for making
transparent and evidence-based decisions
for health system interventions”
- Health Metrics Network
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HIS has multiple meanings
For the health managers, it means aggregate data; Health
Management Information System (HMIS)
For the nurses and doctors, it means data related to patients;
(electronic) medical records (EMR)
For the lab technicians, it means data related to blood samples
and test results; laboratory information system
Similarly, for human resources, logistics, finance, etc
HIS is a broader term which
encompasses various information
systems and meanings
Public Health
Organization
Management
HIS
Service Delivery
Technology
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Health Management Information
System (HMIS)
Collection and use of information in order to
make decisions regarding the effective and
efficient allocation of resources
Emphasis is on routine (service) aggregate
data and analysis over time and across
geographical space
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INF5761/INF9761 Course Format
Plenary Sessions (3 hours)
2/3 Presentations
1/3 Discussions
Data Lab (2-3 hours)
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Course Schedule & Curriculum
All reading material as PDFs on the course web
Key concepts are highlighted in lecture slides
Slides will be put on web prior to lecture
Handouts?
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DHIS2 Lab
 Training in use of DHIS2, for group work
 First week
 Exercises related to DHIS2
Using mainly the first hour of lab sessions
 Work on group assignment the rest of the time,
but teachers will be present to assist
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Group Assignment
Assignment Will be presented during lab sessions on Friday the first
week
Four – five students per group
Group composition: Informatics / health ratio?
statistics background ? Familiarity with DHIS2?
Analysis of data from Sierra Leone using DHIS2 & Pivot Tables (excel)
• Topics to be covered include data quality, assessment of health
status and indicators, setting goals and targets and discussing
possible M&E strategies and health interventions
• Group presentation at end of course:
– Not all need to present, but all have to contribute their fair share
– Followed by plenary discussion
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Exam
 Group work needs to pass (presentation)
 Exam Form: Home assignment
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Handed out after course end in March
Approx 2 months to complete?!
Individual
Builds on lectures and readings
Builds on group assignment during course
Similar analysis, but more informed by literature
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