Using routine health information data for research in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

YW Hung, K Hoxha, BR Irwin, MR Law… - BMC Health Services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Routine health information systems (RHISs) support resource allocation and
management decisions at all levels of the health system, as well as strategy development …

Understanding the challenges associated with the use of data from routine health information systems in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

K Hoxha, YW Hung, BR Irwin… - Health Information …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Routine health information systems (RHISs) are crucial to informing decision-
making at all levels of the health system. However, the use of RHIS data in low-and middle …

How can routine health information systems improve health systems functioning in low-and middle-income countries? Assessing the evidence base

DR Hotchkiss, ML Diana, KGF Foreit - Health information technology …, 2012 - emerald.com
Purpose–Health system performance depends on production and use of quality health data
and information. Routine health information systems (RHIS) are defined as systems that …

Improving quality and use of routine health information system data in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review

S Lemma, A Janson, LÅ Persson, D Wickremasinghe… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background A routine health information system is one of the essential components of a
health system. Interventions to improve routine health information system data quality and …

Research gaps in routine health information system design barriers to data quality and use in low‐and middle‐income countries: A literature review

M Kumar, D Gotz, T Nutley… - The International journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the potential impact of health information system (HIS) design barriers on health
data quality and use and, ultimately, health outcomes in low‐and middle‐income countries …

Routine Health Information System (RHIS) improvements for strengthened health system management

N Leon, Y Balakrishna, A Hohlfeld… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background A well‐functioning routine health information system (RHIS) can provide the
information needed for health system management, for governance, accountability …

Interventions to improve district-level routine health data in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

J Lee, CA Lynch, LO Hashiguchi, RW Snow… - BMJ Global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Background Routine health information system (s)(RHIS) facilitate the collection of health
data at all levels of the health system allowing estimates of disease prevalence, treatment …

Strengthening routine health information systems for analysis and data use: a tipping point

A Amouzou, C Faye, K Wyss, T Boerma - BMC health services research, 2021 - Springer
Strengthening RHIS is not a one-off exercise but requires continuous efforts, looping through
data collection, data management, quality assessment, analysis and use. It requires …

Systematic review of health data quality management and best practices at community and district levels in LMIC

E Ndabarora, JA Chipps, L Uys - Information Development, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Research findings have reported lack of reliable health data and poor management for
district health information systems in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). This paper …

Routine health information systems in the European context: a systematic review of systematic reviews

F Saigí-Rubió, JJ Pereyra-Rodríguez… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: The aim of this study is to provide a better understanding of the
requirements to improve routine health information systems (RHISs) for the management of …