Health Information Management and Decision-Making

3 Credits.

The course provides an overview of Health Information Management System, its structure and functions. Identify information needs and indicators in the health systems and public health. Describe uses of information for effective management of health services. Review framework and organizational structure of HMIS. Provide a critical review of current issues problems in information management in the health systems in the context of developing countries. Describes various decision models and reviews decision making process in health care; application of information in performance tracking and analysis; monitoring of services and programs, supervision and impact evaluation. The course emphasizes designing health information systems and uses of IT.