Role and Function of Health Information System

Role and Function of Health Information System
Name : Lady Dianne Segovia

Keziah Anne Pallasa
Program : Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
Section :F
Subject : Health Information System (Lecture)
Time : 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
High-Performing Health Information System

High-Performing Health Information System Under optimum
conditions, public health relies upon a network of facilities staffed with
competent providers, a ready supply of essential medicines, and a
governance structure supported by managers who understand the health
issues of the population and are equipped to make good policy and
program decisions based on evidence.
This optimum scenario is built, top to bottom, on data—data about
each patient; data about provider performance; data about disease
prevalence; data about best treatments; data about supply chain and
proper medicines; data about health trends; data about health program
performance; and data about health policy and resources. Said simply,
behind good health for every person is a system reliant on information that
is shared and used.
Six Essential Functions of a High-Performing Health Information

System
1. Monitor trends in health outcomes and services
Data should provide information on disease prevalence and health
service delivery to show what services are needed, how they perform, and
if they reach the people who need them. We assist countries to develop or
adapt data software that perform this role.
2. Ensure that data are trustworthy
Health programs and health policies overall will be off-base if data
can’t be trusted. Data give the picture of what is happening; data that can’t
be trusted calls the entire system into question. We conduct data quality
assessments and build capacity to generate and use high quality data
3. Make decisions quickly and efficiently
Data must be responsive to the “now.” If data are weeks, months, or
even years late in arriving, they give a false picture at best and, at worst,
are useless and ignored. Current data safeguard against epidemics or
crucial gaps in health services. We work with information and
communications technologies that make possible real-time data collection,
analysis, and use.
4. Identify what works
Health systems are particular to local contexts. What works in one
place may not perform as well in another. Data should show what programs
and policies are yielding good results in a particular place. We conduct
rigorous evaluations to find out what works; we help design “fixes” for
under-performance; and we feed our learning into the global understanding
of what strengthens health information systems.
5. Ensure the coordination and equity of health services
Health services in low- and middle-income countries are typically
provided through a mix of government, private, and donor interventions.
Data should show if geographic coverage is unequal, or if some diseases
are getting more funding; or if there is an inequity in health services for
different populations. We help assess if there are gaps in health services or
inequities in who is served.
6. Manage resources for the greatest benefit
Data need to show what resource constraints exist in a given health
system and, correspondingly, show managers what needs are most urgent.
Resources in health systems are usually limited and data are essential to
make good decisions on how to allocate them. We assist in research, data
analysis and use, and building staff capacity to interpret data to manage
scarce resources.
Three Functions of HIS in a Hospital
1. It supports clinical and medical patient care activities in the hospital.
Figure 1. Clinical and Patient Care Activities
2. It facilitates administration of the hospital's daily business

transactions, including financial, personal, payroll, and bed census.
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Figure 2. Bed Census Form Figure 3. Employee Payroll
3. It assists the evaluation of hospital performance, costs, and long-
term forecast projections.
Figure 4. Hospital Performance Data Scorecard with Average Treatment Cost

Benefits of Health Information Systems
Health information systems tend to target efficiency and data management.
The main drivers of health information systems are:
 Data analytics - The healthcare industry constantly produces data.
Health information systems help gather, compile and analyze health
data to help manage population health and reduce healthcare costs.
Then the healthcare data analysis can improve patient care.
 Collaborative care - Patients often need to treatments from different

healthcare providers. Health information systems — such as health
information exchanges (HIEs) — allow healthcare facilities to access
common health records.
 Cost control - Using digital networks to exchange healthcare data

creates efficiencies and cost savings. When regional markets use
health information exchanges to share data, healthcare providers see
reduced costs. On a smaller scale, hospitals aim for the same
efficiencies with electronic health records.
 Population health management - Health information systems can

aggregate patient data, analyze it and identify trends in populations.
The technology also works in reverse. Clinical decision support
systems can use big data to help diagnose individual patients and
treat them.
References
 https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/publications/fs-16-
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 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/nursing-and-health-
professions/hospital-information-system#:~:text=The%20HIS
%20serves%20three%20functions,of%20hospital%20performance
%2C%20costs%2C%20and
 https://www.digitalguardian.com/blog/what-health-information-
system#:~:text=Health%20information%20systems%20help
%20gather,treatments%20from%20different%20healthcare
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Name : Lady Dianne Segovia

High-Performing Health Information System

Six Essential Functions of a High-Performing Health Information

Figure 1. Clinical and Patient Care Activities

2. It facilitates administration of the hospital's daily business

Figure 4. Hospital Performance Data Scorecard with Average Treatment Cost

 Collaborative care - Patients often need to treatments from different

 Cost control - Using digital networks to exchange healthcare data

 Population health management - Health information systems can

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