Open Source Health Workforce Information Systems

Sarah Dwyer — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:23:01 +0000

This post was originally published on the Global Health Workforce Alliance Members’ Platform. CapacityPlus is the featured member in March. We encourage you to join and contribute to the discussion.

The World Health Organization recognizes a key component to achieving universal health coverage is “a sufficient capacity of well-trained, motivated health workers.” For many countries, successfully managing the distribution of their health workforce is reliant upon a human resources information system (HRIS). The better systems are developed with a user-centered approach and focus on data use. Good HRIS turn data into information that can inform the decision-making process.

Author's name:

Dykki Settle, Michael Drane, and Dave Potenziani

Publication Date:

March 2014

Information Is Never More Powerful than When It’s Shared

Carol Bales — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 14:19:51 +0000

This post was originally published on the IntraHealth International blog.

CapacityPlus develops the core iHRIS software and releases updates.

Data, data, data—they’re the fuel that powers any robust national health care system. They can propel a country toward the Shangri-La of universal health coverage—or they can hold one back. IntraHealth’s Dykki Settle answers five questions about how the right information in the right hands could pave the way to health care for all.

Author's name:

Margarite Nathe

Publication Date:

October 2013