The objective of this role is to undertake an independent Alternatives Analysis on various HMIS systems and report on their functionalities, alignment to national EMR/EHR standards and guidelines, to inform programmatic alignment. Undertake process assessment of the processes within the hospital, document and process measures that can be employed to improve the process or a new process that would be more cost effective and efficient at delivering quality care to the patients at the hospital.
The incumbent should provide an objective basis to assist in:
Deciding which EMR to adopt for the efficient running of the hospital.
What processes should be scrapped.
What processes should be improved and how to improve them.
What new processes should be adopted to increase the hospital efficiency
How to effectively commercialize some of hospital processes while maintaining that it should be at a subsidized
rate for most of the patients.
Data transmission: Capability to electronically transmit data to DHIS2 and national data warehouse
Responsibilities
Develop an assessment inception report detailing the work methodology and schedule.
Develop tools for system desk review and field assessment
Conduct a SWOT analysis for each HMIS system
Conduct a trade-off analysis by establishing a weighted score for each of the HMIS alternatives
Prepare a report detailing the findings of the assessment
Prepare detailed process diagrams for the agreed upon processes to be adopted at the facility
Detailed report
Job Qualifications
University degree in either Information Systems, Computer Science, Health Informatics or closely related fields
Deep understanding of software development, design and architecture for an enterprise information system Conversant with health informatics.
Experience in preparation of reports on technology aspects of an information system,
Demonstrable experience in carrying out information systems assessment including assessing usability, perceived usefulness, user privacy and data security, integrity and correctness of data.
Good knowledge of MoH tools in use at health facilities
Excellent analytical, interpersonal and report writing skills
Excellent process analysis skills
