Toolkit for analysis and use of routine health facility data. Integrated health services analysis

Toolkit for analysis and use of routine health facility data. Integrated health services analysis
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2023-06-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 924006060X

This document provides guidance on the integrated analysis and use, at district and facility levels, of data collected from health facilities through routine health information systems (RHIS). The guidance includes a sample set of indicators, with recommended ways of visualizing these indicators in standard dashboards, as well as guidance on interpretation and use of the indicators. Objectives: The guidanceillustrates integrated analysis of RHIS data at district and facility levels. It aims to build understanding and skills in a recommended analytic approach that: focuses on a minimum set of indicators organized into three cross-cutting groups; uses standard visualizations to facilitate data interpretation: charts and tables organized into integrated dashboards that can be automatically updated in an electronic database; supports use of dashboards for decision-making as part of district meetings, supervision visits and feedback to health facilities. Target audience: This guidance targets managers and analysts at the level of the district health system. It may also be useful to staff making operational decisions at any subnational level. The guidance may also be useful to implementing partners, donors, academics and others involved in using data to strengthen health service delivery at subnational levels.

Implementation guide to the routine health information system toolkit

Implementation guide to the routine health information system toolkit
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2024-03-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9240089209

The routine health information system (RHIS) is an integral part of the overall national health information system (HIS). RHIS collects health service data directly from the health facilities, where they are produced regularly by the healthcare workers and community health workers.

Analysis and use of health facility data: guidance for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health programme managers

Analysis and use of health facility data: guidance for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health programme managers
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2023-11-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9240080333

This guidance describes a catalogue of indicators for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (MNCAH) that can be monitored through health management information system data. It is a module of the WHO Toolkit for Routine Health Information Systems (RHIS) Data and links to relevant indicators from other programmatic modules of the WHO toolkit. The document provides guidance on possible analysis and visualization of the indicators, including considerations for interpreting and using the data for decisionmaking. An annex on data quality considerations for MNCAH managers provides suggestions for reviewing and interpreting routine health facility data through a quality lens. Accompanying this guidance are a series of presentations and exercises, including a facilitator guide, that can be used in workshops to strengthen capacity of analysis, interpretation, and use of data by MNCAH managers. The target audience for the guidance and accompanying materials are ministry of health staff working on MNCAH programmes and monitoring and evaluation activities at national and subnational levels; health workers; and partner organizations involved in supporting MNCAH programmes and monitoring. This text will be submitted to Language Services for translation whenever a publication is requested for translation and also provided to WHO Press at the same time as the translation.

Digital adaptation kit for HIV: operational requirements for implementing WHO recommendations in digital systems

Digital adaptation kit for HIV: operational requirements for implementing WHO recommendations in digital systems
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2023-12-21
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9240085130

To ensure that countries can effectively benefit from digital health investments, “digital adaptation kits” (DAKs) are designed to facilitate the accurate reflection of WHO’s clinical, public health and data use guidelines in the digital systems that countries are adopting. DAKs are operational, software-neutral, standardized documentations that distil clinical, public health and data use guidance into a format that can be transparently incorporated into digital systems. For this particular DAK, the operational requirements are based on systems that provide the functionalities of digital tracking and decision support (DTDS) and include components such as personas, workflows, core data elements, decision-support algorithms, scheduling logic and reporting indicators. Web annexes provide certain components in additional detail including: data dictionary (Web Annex A), decision-support logic (Web Annex B), indicator definitions (Web Annex C), and functional and non-functional requirements (Web Annex D). Data elements within the DAK (Web Annex A) are mapped to standards-based terminology, such as the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), to facilitate interoperability. This DAK focuses on providing the content requirements for a DTDS system for HIV care used by health workers in primary health care settings. It also includes cross- cutting elements focused on the client, such as self-care interventions.

Improving Security, Privacy, and Connectivity Among Telemedicine Platforms

Improving Security, Privacy, and Connectivity Among Telemedicine Platforms
Author: Geada, Nuno
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2024-03-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

The digital transformation of the health sector consistently presents unique challenges. As technologies like artificial intelligence, big data, and telemedicine rapidly evolve, healthcare systems need to keep up with advancements and data protection. This rapid evolution, compounded by the complexities of managing patient data and ensuring cybersecurity, creates a daunting task for healthcare providers and policymakers. The COVID-19 pandemic has also highlighted the urgent need for digital solutions, amplifying the pressure on an already strained sector. Improving Security, Privacy, and Connectivity Among Telemedicine Platforms is a comprehensive guide to navigating the digital revolution in healthcare. It offers insights into identifying vital digital technologies and understanding their impact on the Health Value Chain. Through an analysis of empirical evidence, this book provides a roadmap for effectively managing change, transition, and digital value creation in healthcare. With a focus on business sustainability, change management, and cybersecurity, it equips scholars, researchers, and practitioners with the tools needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes

Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes
Author: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality/AHRQ
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2014-04-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1587634333

This User’s Guide is intended to support the design, implementation, analysis, interpretation, and quality evaluation of registries created to increase understanding of patient outcomes. For the purposes of this guide, a patient registry is an organized system that uses observational study methods to collect uniform data (clinical and other) to evaluate specified outcomes for a population defined by a particular disease, condition, or exposure, and that serves one or more predetermined scientific, clinical, or policy purposes. A registry database is a file (or files) derived from the registry. Although registries can serve many purposes, this guide focuses on registries created for one or more of the following purposes: to describe the natural history of disease, to determine clinical effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of health care products and services, to measure or monitor safety and harm, and/or to measure quality of care. Registries are classified according to how their populations are defined. For example, product registries include patients who have been exposed to biopharmaceutical products or medical devices. Health services registries consist of patients who have had a common procedure, clinical encounter, or hospitalization. Disease or condition registries are defined by patients having the same diagnosis, such as cystic fibrosis or heart failure. The User’s Guide was created by researchers affiliated with AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program, particularly those who participated in AHRQ’s DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions About Effectiveness) program. Chapters were subject to multiple internal and external independent reviews.