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HMIS is the study of how health data are
collected, stored and communicated; how those data
are processed into health information suitable for
administrative and clinical decision making; and how
computer and telecommunications technology can be
applied to support these processes. Students learn
to identify the type of data needed by doctors,
nurses, hospital administrators, government planners
and other health care professionals and how they are
used in order to make effective health care
decisions. It is a profession which is at the heart
of the modern health care delivery system. The
Health Information Officer is a professional who
functions as a member of the health care management
team, and is responsible for developing information
systems, collecting health care data, analyzing the
information, and disseminating it to appropriate
areas. The complex duties of a professional Health
Information Administrator demand management skills
of a high level. The graduates need to develop good
organizational and system skills and excellent
interpersonal relationships and the ability to
supervise and motivate people. Our program aims to
produce outstanding Health Information Officers who
will contribute to the advancement of the practice
of Health Information to the optimum benefit of
patients, hospitals and Ministries of Health.
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