This document provides an overview of health management information systems (HMIS). It defines HMIS as a system that provides timely and reliable health information to managers to help with decision making. The document outlines the sources and subtypes of data in an HMIS, including epidemiological surveillance, routine service reporting, and vital registration. It also discusses the flow of data from patients and health units to the overall health system. Key health indicators are explained, such as infant mortality, immunization coverage, and health resources. The document concludes with references on HMIS concepts and the Ethiopian national set of 131 HMIS indicators.

1. Health
Management
Information
System
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Prepared by
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Loza Getachew

3. INTRODUCTION
SOURCES
SUBTYPES
HEALTH
INDICATORS
DATA FLOW
REFERENCES
Outline
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4. INTRODUCTION
HMIS is defined as a
system that provides up to
date, reliable, and timely
information to health
managers, at various levels in
order to make well informed
management decisions about
problem, performance and
operations
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6. What is an information system?
" ... a system that provides
specific information support to
the decision-making process at
each level of an organization"
Good management is a prerequisite for increasing the efficiency of
health services
Improved health information system is clearly linked to good
management
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7. PATIENT
.Behavior
.Practices
.Risks
.Household
Health Unit
- allocation of health
resources
- heath services
coverage
- disease surveillance
Health System
- research
- policy and strategy
- formulating specific
programs
- resource management
- capacity building
- disease surveillance
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8. HEALTH
UNIT
.Resources
Allocation
.HS Coverage
.Disease
Surveillance
Health System
- research
- policy and strategy
- formulating specific
programs
- resource management
- capacity building
- disease surveillance
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9. Health Unit
- allocation of health
resources
- heath services
coverage
- disease surveillance
HEALTH
SYSTEM
.Research
.Policy
.Strategy
.Programs
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11. Epidemiological
Surveillance
Routine Service
Reporting
Specific Program
Reporting
Administrative
Systems
Vital Registration
Subtypes
of HIMS
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12. INDICATORS OF HEALTH
Data Indicators Knowledge
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14. Health Status
Indicators
• Infant mortality
• Maternal mortality
Health care
Utilization
Indicators
• Immunization
coverage
• ANC coverage
Health Resource
Indicators
• Qualified personnel
• Health services
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15. There are
131 HMIS
indicators
in Ethiopia
in since
2017
C Community Perspective
PInternal Process
FFinancial Stewardship
CBCapacity Building
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16. Example
C1.1.1.1 Contraceptive Acceptance
Rate (CAR)
Proportion of women of reproductive
age (15-49 years) who are not
pregnant and are accepting a modern
contraceptive method
Report Monthly
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23. References
• Health Indicators Conceptual
and Operational Consideration
– WHO
• HMIS Indicator Reference
Guideline FMOH
• International Journal in
Management and Social Science
Vol.04 Issue-08, (August, 2016)
• MEASURE Evaluation
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