Health management information system (HMIS) data verification: A case study in four districts in Rwanda

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 15; no. 7; p. e0235823
• Main Authors: Nshimyiryo, Alphonse, Kirk, Catherine M, Sauer, Sara M, Ntawuyirusha, Emmanuel, Muhire, Andrew, Sayinzoga, Felix, Hedt-Gauthier, Bethany
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 17.07.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Accuracy; Agreements; Biology and Life Sciences; Case reports; Childrens health; Computer and Information Sciences; Consistency; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data Accuracy; Delivery of Health Care; Evaluation; Female; Folic acid; Gestational age; Health care delivery; Health care facilities; Health Facilities; Hospitals; Human error; Humans; Indicators; Infant, Newborn; Information management; Information systems; Intervention; Management Information Systems; Maternal & child health; Maternal Health Services; Medicine and Health Sciences; Neonates; Newborn babies; People and Places; Postnatal Care; Postpartum period; Prenatal Care; Public health; Quality; Quality assessment; Quality management; Rwanda; Sexually transmitted diseases; STD; Syphilis; Verification; Rwanda; United States > US

Reliable Health Management and Information System (HMIS) data can be used with minimal cost to identify areas for improvement and to measure impact of healthcare delivery. However, variable HMIS data quality in low- and middle-income countries limits its value in monitoring, evaluation and research....