Building Health Management Information Systems in Egypt - PHRplus

2.6 Establish Common Coding Standards ................................. 7
3.0 Existing Projects ......................................... 9
3.1 Curative Care Organization ......................................... 9
3.2 Child Survival Project ............................................. 9
3.3 Data for Decision Making Project ................................... 12
3.4 Health Insurance Organization (HIO) ................................ 13
3.5 CRHP Component 1 Cost Recovery Hospitals ......................... 16
3.6 Family Planning Project ........................................... 20
3.7 Tuberculosis Control Project ....................................... 20
3.8 Cabinet Information and Decision Support ............................ 21
4.0 MIS Conceptual Framework .............................. 23
4.1 Facility Management Systems ...................................... 23
4.2 Hierarchical Information Systems ................................... 23
4.3 Combined Systems ............................................... 23
4.3.1 Data Collection, Entry, and Consolidation ...................... 27
4.3.2 Vertical Flows ............................................ 27
4.3.3 Horizontal Flows .......................................... 28
4.3.4 Return Flows ............................................. 29
5.0 Strategy ............................................... 31
5.1 Basic Elements .................................................. 31
5.2 Development Guidelines .......................................... 32
5.2.1 Avoid Creating Another MIS Project .......................... 32
5.2.2 Play a Coordinating Role ................................... 32
5.2.3 Think Globally, Act Locally ................................. 33
5.2.4 Define and Prioritize Objectives .............................. 33
5.2.5 Build Organizational Capacity ............................... 34
5.2.6 MOHP Headquarters ...................................... 34
5.2.7 Governorate Health Directorates ............................. 36
5.2.8 Strengthen Human Resources ................................ 37
5.2.9 Do not Exceed Absorptive Capacity .......................... 39
5.2.10 Match Operating Costs to Carrying Capacity ................... 39
5.2.11 Transfer Operating Costs in Phases ........................... 40
5.2.12 Define and Increase Information Demand ...................... 44
5.2.13 Use the Private Sector ...................................... 44
5.3 Major Steps .................................................... 46
5.3.1 Converge Hierarchical Systems .............................. 46
5.3.2 Commercialize Facility Management Systems ................... 47
5.3.3 Establish Recognized Official Standard Coding Systems .......... 47
6.0 Implementation ......................................... 49
6.1 System Development Domains ..................................... 49
6.2 Steps to be Taken ................................................ 49
6.3 Required Resources .............................................. 51
Annex A: Persons Contacted .................................... 53
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