Background Health information systems are central to strong health systems. They assist
with patient and program management, quality improvement, disease surveillance, and …

Abstract The introduction of Information Technology (IT) typically comes with the promise of
helping to manage scarce resources, increase efficiencies, reduce workload, and increase …

Most of donor‐supported information technology (IT)–based projects developed or
implemented in less‐developed economies (LDEs) end up as complete or partial failures or …

Health information systems (HIS) in their current form are rarely sustainable. In order to
sustain our health information systems and with it our health systems, we need to focus on …

Purpose Electronic health records (EHR) can enable collection and use of data for achieving
better health both at the patient and population health levels. The World Health …

This paper addresses the problem of health information systems (HIS) sustainability in
developing countries. Two interrelated questions are addressed. 1) How do we mobilise the …

Objectives Information technology is an essential tool to improve patient safety and the
quality of care, and to reduce healthcare costs. There is a scarcity of large sustainable …

Background In developing countries, health information system (HIS) is experiencing more
and more difficulties to produce quality data. The lack of reliable health related information …

This paper examines the future sustainability of the Fijian Ministry of Health's (MoH)
information and communication technology (ITC) system for patient management (PATIS) …

The African Health Initiative (AHI) is the Doris Duke Foundation's (DDCF) response to the
need to improve the knowledge base on how to strengthen health systems. As this Initiative …