HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND MANAGEMENT AND

INFORMATION SYSTEM (HMIS)INFORMATION SYSTEM (HMIS)DEFINITION:DEFINITION:

A mechanism for the collection, A mechanism for the collection, processing, analysis and transmission of processing, analysis and transmission of information required for organizing and information required for organizing and operating health services, and also for operating health services, and also for research and training.research and training.

DataDataData consist of discrete observations Data consist of discrete observations

of attributes or events that carry of attributes or events that carry little meaning when considered little meaning when considered alone.alone.

HMIS may respond to the following:HMIS may respond to the following:The system should be population based.The system should be population based.The system should be problem oriented.The system should be problem oriented.The system should employ functional The system should employ functional

and operational terms e.g. episodes of and operational terms e.g. episodes of illness, treatment, regimens, laboratory illness, treatment, regimens, laboratory tests.tests.

The system should express information The system should express information briefly and imaginatively i.e. tables, briefly and imaginatively i.e. tables, charts, percentages etc.charts, percentages etc.

The system should make provision for The system should make provision for the feed back of the data.the feed back of the data.

Component of HMISComponent of HMISDemography and vital events.Demography and vital events.Environmental health statistics.Environmental health statistics.Health status.Health status.Health resources.Health resources.Utilization and non-utilization of health Utilization and non-utilization of health

services.services.Out come of medical care.Out come of medical care.Financial statistics (cost, expenditure) Financial statistics (cost, expenditure)

related to the particular objective.related to the particular objective.

Uses of health informationUses of health information To measure the health status of the people and to To measure the health status of the people and to

quantify their health problems and medical and quantify their health problems and medical and health care needs.health care needs.

For local, national and international comparison of For local, national and international comparison of health status.health status.

For planning, administration and effective For planning, administration and effective management of health services and programmers.management of health services and programmers.

For assessing whether health services are For assessing whether health services are accomplishing their objectives in terms of their accomplishing their objectives in terms of their effectiveness and efficiency.effectiveness and efficiency.

For assessing the attitudes and degree of For assessing the attitudes and degree of satisfaction of the beneficiaries with the health satisfaction of the beneficiaries with the health system.system.

For research into particular problems of health and For research into particular problems of health and diseases.diseases.