OpenHIE Health Management Information System (HMIS)
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A Health Management Information System (HMIS), also called a Routine Health Information System, facilitates the collection of periodic health service delivery and public health indicators from a variety of information systems and the effective use of information at facility, district, and higher levels to help improve health care outcomes.
See also .
The following workflow is currently supported, and an FHIR-based message is emerging.
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HMIS Workflows (Described in detail in the later part of this document)
Recommendation / Requirement
Required
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HMIS Functional Requirements
Recommendation / Requirement
HMISF-1
An HMIS shall act as a datastore for integrated health system data which can be used for better decision making in the health system.
Required
HMISF-2
An HMIS should provide mechanisms (preferably web based) for data entry.
Recommended
HMISF-3
An HMIS should provide mechanisms to improve the quality and validity of data (smart forms, validation rules, etc.).
Recommended
HMISF-4
An HMIS should provide standard interfaces for the importing of data from other systems (e.g., ADX, FHIR).
Recommended
HMISF-5
An HMIS should support the use of an accurate list of health facilities and their geographic and administrative distribution.
Recommended
HMISF-6
An HMIS should provide interfaces for sharing health facility information with other systems (facility registry).
Recommended
HMISF-7
To support its primary function of data use, an HMIS should:
Be able to further aggregate and analyze data (e.g., provide annual report from monthly data)
An HMIS should offer an interface to query its data in a flexible way across different dimensions (analytics API)
An HMIS should provide customized graphic visualizations of data
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