Information systems for health sector monitoring in Papua New Guinea

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 752-758

  Cibulskis, R E ^a   Hiawalyer, G ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Information management organization and administration; Information systems organization and administration; Management information systems utilization; National health programs; Papua New Guinea(source: MeSH, NLM)

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; HEALTH MONITORING; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PUBLIC HEALTH;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 0036377847     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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