HMIS and decision-making in Zambia: Re-thinking information solutions for district health management in decentralized health systems

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-52

  Mutemwa, Richard I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decentralization; District health systems; HMIS; Information forms; Strategic decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CASE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOGIC; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ORGANIZATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; THEORY; VALIDATION PROCESS; ZAMBIA;

DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ZAMBIA;

EID: 29544438183     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czj003     Document Type: Article

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