Health Informatics 201

Read

1. Health Metrics Network & World Health Organization. (2008). Framework and standards for country health information systems, 2nd ed. World Health Organization.
2. Harmonize and strengthen health information systems. Health Policy Notes 2008.
3. Philippine eHealth Strategic Framework and Plan 2014-2020

Think

1. Read Chapter 3 of the HMN & WHO document first. This reading is meant to give you a background before tackling the Philippine situation as described by the DOH policy note.
2. The 2008 DOH policy note lists possible solutions to the Philippines’ problematic country health information system. Which of these solutions are included in the Philippine eHealth Strategic Framework and Plan?  
3. What is the PHIE? How is it supposed to work?

Dig deeper
Keeping in mind the six guiding principles for health information system development, what would be the facilitators and barriers for the PHIE to succeed? Record a 90-second Flipgrid video to answer the driving question.