Developing an HMIS Architecture Framework to Support a National Health Care eHealth Strategy Reform : A Case Study from Morocco

An increasing number of low- and middle-income countries are receiving significant investments to implement health reform strategies featuring a health management information system (HMIS) as a fundamental eHealth intervention. We present the case of Morocco's first step toward the implementati...

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Main Authors:	Le Pape, Marc A., Nunez Suarez, Juan Carlos, Mhayi, Abdelkader, Haazen, Dominic, Ozaltin, Emre
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2017
Subjects:	eHealth electronic health record EHR healthcare information systems health management health systems reform health informatics
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26006

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spelling	okr-10986-260062021-05-25T10:54:40Z Developing an HMIS Architecture Framework to Support a National Health Care eHealth Strategy Reform : A Case Study from Morocco Le Pape, Marc A. Nunez Suarez, Juan Carlos Mhayi, Abdelkader Haazen, Dominic Ozaltin, Emre eHealth electronic health record EHR healthcare information systems health management health systems reform health informatics An increasing number of low- and middle-income countries are receiving significant investments to implement health reform strategies featuring a health management information system (HMIS) as a fundamental eHealth intervention. We present the case of Morocco's first step toward the implementation of a national HMIS: the “urbanization” of its health information systems—an information architecture methodology designed to leverage existing capacity while ensuring sustainability of the new HMIS. We report on this process and share lessons learned, applicable to similar countries involved in HMIS interventions, including involving all stakeholders from inception to rollout, encouraging local ownership of the new HMIS, fostering active data usage among users, and leveraging existing personnel rotation policies when developing adoption strategies and facilitating capacity building efforts. 2017-02-07T18:18:04Z 2017-02-07T18:18:04Z 2017-01-31 Journal Article Health Systems & Reform 2328-8604 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26006 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa Morocco
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spellingShingle	eHealth electronic health record EHR healthcare information systems health management health systems reform health informatics Le Pape, Marc A. Nunez Suarez, Juan Carlos Mhayi, Abdelkader Haazen, Dominic Ozaltin, Emre Developing an HMIS Architecture Framework to Support a National Health Care eHealth Strategy Reform : A Case Study from Morocco
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description	An increasing number of low- and middle-income countries are receiving significant investments to implement health reform strategies featuring a health management information system (HMIS) as a fundamental eHealth intervention. We present the case of Morocco's first step toward the implementation of a national HMIS: the “urbanization” of its health information systems—an information architecture methodology designed to leverage existing capacity while ensuring sustainability of the new HMIS. We report on this process and share lessons learned, applicable to similar countries involved in HMIS interventions, including involving all stakeholders from inception to rollout, encouraging local ownership of the new HMIS, fostering active data usage among users, and leveraging existing personnel rotation policies when developing adoption strategies and facilitating capacity building efforts.
format	Journal Article
author	Le Pape, Marc A. Nunez Suarez, Juan Carlos Mhayi, Abdelkader Haazen, Dominic Ozaltin, Emre
author_facet	Le Pape, Marc A. Nunez Suarez, Juan Carlos Mhayi, Abdelkader Haazen, Dominic Ozaltin, Emre
author_sort	Le Pape, Marc A.
title	Developing an HMIS Architecture Framework to Support a National Health Care eHealth Strategy Reform : A Case Study from Morocco
title_short	Developing an HMIS Architecture Framework to Support a National Health Care eHealth Strategy Reform : A Case Study from Morocco
title_full	Developing an HMIS Architecture Framework to Support a National Health Care eHealth Strategy Reform : A Case Study from Morocco
title_fullStr	Developing an HMIS Architecture Framework to Support a National Health Care eHealth Strategy Reform : A Case Study from Morocco
title_full_unstemmed	Developing an HMIS Architecture Framework to Support a National Health Care eHealth Strategy Reform : A Case Study from Morocco
title_sort	developing an hmis architecture framework to support a national health care ehealth strategy reform : a case study from morocco
publisher	Taylor and Francis
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Developing an HMIS Architecture Framework to Support a National Health Care eHealth Strategy Reform : A Case Study from Morocco

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