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5 use For best results, PRISM Tools should be used regularly—and whenever specific needs emerge. Since a health information system routinely produces data at regular intervals, PRISM Tools should be used routinely as well—especially the tools designed to assess data quality, use of information, and RHIS management support. These tools can be applied quarterly, every six months, or once a year. PRISM Tools can also be used to obtain a baseline assessment of an existing RHIS framework or for evaluating the RHIS reform process. 6 audience People involved in the collection, analysis, and use of data in routine health information systems. PRISM Tools are used by four principal types of users: 1. MEASURE Evaluation representatives • establish relationships with host-country contributors • present the PRISM Tools questionnaires • help adapt PRISM Tools for the host-country setting • facilitate and mentor host-country staff as they conduct the RHIS assessment using PRISM Tools • provide technical assistance in obtaining and interpreting information and designing intervention(s) • use the PRISM Tools to monitor progress in RHIS performance and evaluate the impact of designed interventions 2. Host-country decision-makers, such as program managers and other key stakeholders • participate in the RHIS assessment • use the PRISM Tools to identify and address RHIS performance gaps • institutionalize findings of the assessment to maintain and improve RHIS performance and decision making 3. A designated RHIS program manager • selects the stakeholders to adapt and implement the PRISM Tools • ensures appropriate representation and authority on the team with individuals who can champion decisions in their areas of influence • monitors the development, use, and updating of the tools 4. RHIS specialists or consultants • contribute their knowledge in adapting the tools • learn, use, and promote the tools • document the experience using PRISM to assess the RHIS framework, implement improvements, monitor performance, and evaluate progress—to contribute to the greater knowledge base of best practices 32 PRISM Tools
7 field application Uganda—Evaluation of the PRISM tools using 2004 and 2007 survey data Aqil, A., Hotchkiss, D., Lippeveld, T., Mukooyo, E., Asiimwe, S. (2008); Do the PRISM Framework Tools Produce Consistent and Valid Results? A Uganda Study; Working Paper Draft; National Information Resource Center, Ministry of Health, Uganda, MEASURE Evaluation, USAID, March 14, 2008 Côte d’Ivoire, 2008—Assessment of the health information system in Côte d’Ivoire Gnassou L, Aqil A, Moussa T, Kofi D, Paul JKD. 2008. HMIS Evaluation Report. HIS Department, Ministry of Health, Côte d’Ivoire; MEASURE Evaluation, USAID. China, 2008—Assessment of the health information system in Yunnan and Gunagxi provinces, China Aqil, A. Lippeveld, T. Yokoyama, R. (2007) “HMIS Baseline Assessment in Yunnan Province using PRISM Tools”, MEASURE Evaluation, Yunnan CDC, China, USAID; Aqil, A. Lippeveld, T. Yokoyama, R. (2007) “HMIS Baseline Assessment in Guangxi Province using PRISM Tools,” MEASURE Evaluation, Guangxi CDC, China, USAID. Pakistan, August 2002 and October–December, 2005 National HMIS Cell, Ministry of Health, Pakistan. MEASURE Evaluation carried out a health management information system (HMIS) situation analysis. This analysis enabled MEASURE Evaluation to develop a training manual for district managers on use of information. In 2006, 250 district managers in 10 districts received training using this manual. 8 Example Application Adapted from Strategic Information Assessment in Swaziland—MEASURE Evaluation, January 2006 (note: The Information Use Maps included here are not the actual maps produced in Swaziland). In January 2010, the State of Guanajuato, Mexico conducted the PRISM assessment. The findings from this assessment were used by the Guanajuato State health officials to identify strengths and weaknesses of the HMIS system and develop interventions for strengthening the SINAIS. The results presented below are selected findings from the RHIS Performance Diagnostic Tool and are specific to the use of information produced from the HMIS. This excerpt is intended to illustrate how the PRISM tools assess the use of information. For the full assessment report see http://measureevaluation.org/tools/data-demand-use. The use of information was assessed using two criteria. First, the availability of any kind of report (feedback, quarterly, health services, etc.) and reviewing them for use of information. Second, by observing records of facility meetings on discussions of HIS findings and decisions made based on those discussions. Tools for Data Demand and Use in the Health Sector 33
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