Evaluation of computerized health management information system for primary health care in rural India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Comprehensive Rural Health Services Project Ballabgarh, run by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi has a computerized Health Management Information System (HMIS) since 1988. The HMIS at Ballabgarh has undergone evolution and is currently in its third version which uses generic and open source software. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a computerized Health Management Information System in rural health system in India.

Methods

The data for evaluation were collected by in-depth interviews of the stakeholders i.e. program managers (authors) and health workers. Health Workers from AIIMS and Non-AIIMS Primary Health Centers were interviewed to compare the manual with computerized HMIS. A cost comparison between the tw

SUBMITTER: Krishnan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2996385 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature