Health Information System

IF 2.4 Q3 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

International Journal of Information and Learning Technology Pub Date : 2022-10-12 DOI:10.53819/81018102t6033

Winnie Kutto

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Abstract

The majority of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) have frequently implemented health information systems (HIS) in response to international pressure to account for health care investments. Health information can facilitate better planning and monitoring health services, which may lead to improved health outcomes, which is the concept behind robust and effective HIS. However, the use of health information systems (HIS) as accountability tools has frequently been criticized for being counterproductive because they give health information more significance to international organizations and national governments than to those in charge of local health services. This paper aims to examine how HIS influence the development of local accountability practices and their effects on health care delivery. The technology domain of HIS is combined with a theoretical perspective derived from structuration theory. A case study of HIS in Kenya is analyzed from this point of view. The findings have implications for the application of structuration theory to comprehending accountability and the significance of IT materiality in structuration processes. It contributes to a deeper comprehension of how HIS can foster enhanced human development and health care. It also contributes to the comprehension of IS as a means of socialization through which users can negotiate multiple accountability goals as well as a means of governing people's behavior. Keywords: Health, Information systems, Healthcare

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大多数低收入和中等收入国家(LMICs)经常实施卫生信息系统(HIS)，以应对对卫生保健投资负责的国际压力。卫生信息可以促进更好地规划和监测卫生服务，从而可能改善卫生成果，这是健全和有效的卫生信息系统背后的概念。然而，使用卫生信息系统(HIS)作为问责工具经常被批评为适得其反，因为它们使卫生信息对国际组织和国家政府比对负责地方卫生服务的人更重要。本文旨在研究卫生保健系统如何影响地方问责制实践的发展及其对卫生保健服务的影响。HIS的技术领域与结构化理论衍生的理论视角相结合。从这一角度分析了肯尼亚卫生信息系统的案例研究。研究结果对应用结构理论来理解问责制和IT重要性在结构过程中的重要性具有启示意义。它有助于更深入地理解卫生保健如何能够促进人类发展和保健。它还有助于理解信息系统作为一种社会化手段，用户可以通过它来协商多个问责目标以及管理人们行为的手段。关键词:卫生，信息系统，医疗保健

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International Journal of Information and Learning Technology COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS-

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6.10

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3.30%

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Information and Learning Technology (IJILT) provides a forum for the sharing of the latest theories, applications, and services related to planning, developing, managing, using, and evaluating information technologies in administrative, academic, and library computing, as well as other educational technologies. Submissions can include research: -Illustrating and critiquing educational technologies -New uses of technology in education -Issue-or results-focused case studies detailing examples of technology applications in higher education -In-depth analyses of the latest theories, applications and services in the field The journal provides wide-ranging and independent coverage of the management, use and integration of information resources and learning technologies.