Health Information Challenges Sample Clauses

Health Information Challenges. ● MEASURE Evaluation, a program funded by USAID, has been working in recent years with the MSPLS to strengthen Burundi’s monitoring and evaluation system through integration of multiple data collection systems for routine data, HIV/AIDS data, malaria data, and community-based data34. Much of this work requires strengthening the health information system (HIS). MEASURE Evaluation has in particular supported the piloting and deploying of the District Health Information Software 35 , with modules for HIV/AIDS, malaria, and community-based information system data, to streamline data collection and management along with tools to enable routine data quality reviews. ● Developing an enabling environment is critical for planning, implementing, and maintaining a health information system (HIS)36. This may involve legislation37, partnerships, policies, standards, financing, capacity and infrastructure38. Human resources for HIS, e.g., all of the people who interact with the HIS and drive its development and maintenance 39 , information generation, e.g., the operationalization of the HIS40, and HIS performance, e.g., measurement of HIS performance41 are the others key components.
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Health Information Challenges. ● The need to effectively monitor and evaluate initiatives to accelerate progress towards UHC has led to actions to strengthen the National Statistical System (SSN - Système Statistique National) and the Health Information System (SIS - Système d’Information en Santé). Since the SIS is recognized as a pillar of the monitoring and evaluation system for all health development policies and strategies, it receives special attention from the MoPH and its technical and financial partners. Key challenges include weak coordination and planning linked to the non-functionality of the national SIS commission, insufficient resources, low quality of the data produced, inadequacy of the 18 Among these measures, the most characteristic are: i) Decree No. 903 of 12 October 2006 taken to establish the special status of civil servants in the health and social action sector. This decree defined a staff loyalty strategy which is based on safety and professional promotion; ii) The memorandum of understanding signed in December 2011 between the social partners and the government granting the payment to health personnel of several types of allowances and advantages from 2012 (housing, transport, austere zones, liability, on-call bonus, etc.) ; iii) the decree of April 17, 2013 on the index scale, which defines the procedures for the reclassification of bodies and the transfer of civil servants. Despite the implementation of all these legal mechanisms, the results of these strategies are not visible. There is still a high concentration of agents in the large urban centers and especially in N'Djamena where about 46% of all health personnel are found for 9% of the total population. collection tools produced by the SIS, low completeness and timeliness, insufficient decentralization of the SIS in the regions, and the multiplicity of parallel data collection systems in the field. The absence of operational research to supplement routine data and the non-institutionalization of certain surveys such as the SARA survey and the National Health Accounts (CNS - Comptes Nationaux de la Santé), accentuate the weakness of the National Health Information System. However, it should be pointed out that the current health information systems, which benefited from a broad consensus between all the stakeholders during the revision of the tools in 2013, remain relatively well suited to ensure good production of quality data for the health sector. The availability of appropriate human resources in num...
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Health Information Challenges. ● In Mozambique, a large amount of data on health spending is available 36 . This is a significant advantage to make the National Health Accounts (NHA) exercise faster and more cost-effective by preventing the need for primary data collection37. ● However, some issues remain challenging, for example the quality and completeness of existing data which could be improved. Likewise, data from the private sector is still limited. Limited access to information on Government health priorities, epidemiological trends, and socioeconomic profiles of underserved population groups restricts the private sector ability to assess market potential and may impede their efforts to align their activities to public health goals. Private health sector actors can also be distrustful. They can be reluctant to share information with Government for fear that they will be subject to more taxes and fees or possibly be closed down due to noncompliance. This shortfall in raw data affects the accuracy of NHA. A lack of compiled health information at the national level also makes data collection and central planning more difficult38. ● NHA provide key information necessary for the MoH to understand its own health financing performance. They provide insights into the sustainability of health financing, equity of health financing, and efficiency of 36 For example, spending by households is available in Mozambique’s Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE, National Statistics Institute) household survey; Government spending in the electronic Sistema de Administração Financeira do Estado (eSISTAFE, the Government financial administration system); donor spending in the Inquérito de Fundos Externos (IFE, Database of External Funds) and the Official Development Assistance to Mozambique (ODAMoz) database, and Social Security spending in the Instituto Nacional de Segurança Social de Moçambique (INSS, National Social Security Institute) Annual Report. Mozambique also benefits from a large amount of secondary data, such as regular household surveys, databases that capture donor spending in the health sector, and the Mozambique Health Information System for Monitoring and Evaluation (SIS- MA) for capturing health utilization data. 37 NHA are based on data collected by the Directorate of Planning and Cooperation (DPC) of the MOH - Department of Planning and Health Economy (DPES), along with the involvement of other central and provincial bodies of the MoH, development donors and partners, non-governm...
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Health Information Challenges. ● The absence of a robust national database still hamper the possibility to carry out a broad assessment of equity in financing37. Without precise data to calculate the benefit incidence or financing burden of each financing source, it is difficult to quantitatively assess whether health financing is progressive or regressive in aggregate38. ● Data collection mechanisms should be strengthened to allow for the generation of all indicators included in the NHP’s M&E framework. MoHS, 35 On the form of an Institutional Capacity Assessment (ICA). 36 Job descriptions will then be revised accordingly. Accompanying training materials should also be developed to upgrade health workers’ skills and prepare them for their new roles. 37 Can be done by determining the percentage share of total health expenditure funded by each financing mechanism, and by considering whether that funding source is likely to be progressive or regressive.
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Health Information Challenges. ● The Ethiopian Government has made significant progress regarding health information challenges. With regard to data quality for example, report completeness improved from 72% in 2015 to 89% in 201969. Data consistency also improved, leading to reduced discrepancy between the data from routine information system and data in surveys. Various platforms were put in place to strengthen key decision- making, including performance monitoring teams (PMTs), review meetings, a Joint Steering Committee (JSC), and planning forums. Likewise, improvements have been done toward institutionalizing health accounts throughout the establishment of the Health Economics and Finance Analysis (HEFA) unit within the FMOH. ● However, despite interventions to strengthen health information systems (HIS), there are persisted gaps, including limited human resources HIS, inadequate functionality of PMTs at all levels, poor documentation, inadequate implementation of data quality assurance, and limited coverage of VPN-Health Net, LAN, electricity, 67 With regard to community-level professionals, a total of 31 831 health workers have been trained and deployed to meet the HRH requirements of the Health Extension Programme. Similarly, the Accelerated Health Officer Training Programme was launched in 2005 in five universities and 20 hospitals to address the clinical service and public health sector management needs at district level.
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Related to Health Information Challenges

  • Health Information Subject to all applicable privacy laws, the member irrevocably authorises any doctor or other person who may have, or may acquire, any information concerning their health to disclose such information to Specialty Emergency Services, and that this authority shall remain in force for a period of not less than 12 (twelve) months following the expiry date of this Membership Agreement. 8.1 If deemed necessary by Specialty Emergency Services, for both the correct treatment of the member and to comply with the terms and conditions, the Member allows Specialty Emergency Services to screen for narcotics and any/all forms of mind-altering substances by blood test undertaken by a licensed doctor in a licensed medical facility.

  • Protected Health Information “Protected Health Information” shall have the same meaning as the term “protected health information” in Section 160.103 and is limited to the information created or received by Contractor from or on behalf of County.

  • ACCESS TO PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION 7.1 To the extent Covered Entity determines that Protected Health Information is maintained by Business Associate or its agents or Subcontractors in a Designated Record Set, Business Associate shall, within two (2) business days after receipt of a request from Covered Entity, make the Protected Health Information specified by Covered Entity available to the Individual(s) identified by Covered Entity as being entitled to access and shall provide such Individuals(s) or other person(s) designated by Covered Entity with a copy the specified Protected Health Information, in order for Covered Entity to meet the requirements of 45 C.F.R. § 164.524. 7.2 If any Individual requests access to Protected Health Information directly from Business Associate or its agents or Subcontractors, Business Associate shall notify Covered Entity in writing within two (2) days of the receipt of the request. Whether access shall be provided or denied shall be determined by Covered Entity. 7.3 To the extent that Business Associate maintains Protected Health Information that is subject to access as set forth above in one or more Designated Record Sets electronically and if the Individual requests an electronic copy of such information, Business Associate shall provide the Individual with access to the Protected Health Information in the electronic form and format requested by the Individual, if it is readily producible in such form and format; or, if not, in a readable electronic form and format as agreed to by Covered Entity and the Individual.

  • Electronic Protected Health Information “Electronic Protected Health Information” means individually identifiable health information that is transmitted by or maintained in electronic media.

  • Data Protection and Privacy: Protected Health Information Party shall maintain the privacy and security of all individually identifiable health information acquired by or provided to it as a part of the performance of this Agreement. Party shall follow federal and state law relating to privacy and security of individually identifiable health information as applicable, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its federal regulations.

  • Amendment of Protected Health Information 8.1 To the extent Covered Entity determines that any Protected Health Information is maintained by Business Associate or its agents or Subcontractors in a Designated Record Set, Business Associate shall, within ten (10) business days after receipt of a written request from Covered Entity, make any amendments to such Protected Health Information that are requested by Covered Entity, in order for Covered Entity to meet the requirements of 45 C.F.R. § 164.526. 8.2 If any Individual requests an amendment to Protected Health Information directly from Business Associate or its agents or Subcontractors, Business Associate shall notify Covered Entity in writing within five (5) days of the receipt of the request. Whether an amendment shall be granted or denied shall be determined by Covered Entity.

  • Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information The Business Associate must not use or further disclose protected health information other than as permitted or required by the Contract or as required by law. The Business Associate must not use or further disclose protected health information in a manner that would violate the requirements of HIPAA Regulations.

  • Customer Information CPNI of a Customer and any other non-public, individually identifiable information about a Customer or the purchase by a Customer of the services or products of a Party.

  • Safeguarding Customer Information The Servicer has implemented and will maintain security measures designed to meet the objectives of the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information published in final form on February 1, 2001, 66 Fed. Reg. 8616 and the rules promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time (the “Guidelines”). The Servicer shall promptly provide the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer information reasonably available to it regarding such security measures upon the reasonable request of the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer which information shall include, but not be limited to, any Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70 report covering the Servicer’s operations, and any other audit reports, summaries of test results or equivalent measures taken by the Servicer with respect to its security measures to the extent reasonably necessary in order for the Seller to satisfy its obligations under the Guidelines.

  • Privacy of Customer Information Company Customer Information in the possession of the Agent, other than information independently obtained by the Agent and not derived in any manner from or using information obtained under or in connection with this Agreement, is and shall remain confidential and proprietary information of the Companies. Except in accordance with this Section 10.10, the Agent shall not use any Company Customer Information for any purpose, including the marketing of products or services to, or the solicitation of business from, Customers, or disclose any Company Customer Information to any Person, including any of the Agent’s employees, agents or contractors or any third party not affiliated with the Agent. The Agent may use or disclose Company Customer Information only to the extent necessary (i) for examination and audit of the Agent’s activities, books and records by the Agent’s regulatory authorities, (ii) to protect or exercise the Agent’s, the Custodian’s and the Lenders’ rights and privileges or (iii) to carry out the Agent’s, the Custodian’s and the Lenders’ express obligations under this Agreement and the other Facilities Papers (including providing Company Customer Information to Approved Investors), and for no other purpose; provided that the Agent may also use and disclose the Company Customer Information as expressly permitted by the relevant Company in writing, to the extent that such express permission is in accordance with the Privacy Requirements. The Agent shall take commercially reasonable steps to ensure that each Person to which the Agent intends to disclose Company Customer Information, before any such disclosure of information, agrees to keep confidential any such Company Customer Information and to use or disclose such Company Customer Information only to the extent necessary to protect or exercise the Agent’s, the Custodian’s and the Lenders’ rights and privileges, or to carry out the Agent’s, the Custodian’s and the Lenders’ express obligations, under this Agreement and the other Facilities Papers (including providing Company Customer Information to Approved Investors). The Agent agrees to maintain an Information Security Program and to assess, manage and control risks relating to the security and confidentiality of Company Customer Information pursuant to such program in the same manner as the Agent does so in respect of their own customers’ information, and shall implement the standards relating to such risks in the manner set forth in the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards for Safeguarding Company Customer Information set forth in 12 CFR Parts 30, 208, 211, 225, 263, 308, 364, 568 and 570. Without limiting the scope of the foregoing sentence, the Agent shall use at least the same physical and other security measures to protect all Company Customer Information in the Agent’s possession or control as the Agent uses for their own customers’ confidential and proprietary information.

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