EVALUATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS WITH HEALTH METRICS NETWORK (HMN) APPROACH AT LANGSA CITY HEALTH OFFICE

Abstract

Data and information are very strategic resources in managing health development. A health information system (SIK) is said to be effective if it can provide information support for the decision-making process at all levels. SIK evaluation aims to ensure that SIK implementation runs efficiently and is able to produce quality information. This research aims to provide an overview of the results of the evaluation of the implementation of the Health Information System using the Health Metrics Network (HMN) approach in the Langsa City Health Service in 2021. The research was conducted on 04-27 June 2021 in the Health Service working area. This research is a descriptive evaluative research with a mixed method approach. The research subjects were 9 SIK managers in the Langsa City Health Service working area. The data used was taken from direct interviews and observations and document review. Data analysis was carried out using the Health Metrics Network (HMN) version 4.00 tools approach. The research results showed that the six components in implementing a health information system using the Health Metrics Network (HMN) approach were in the existing but inadequate category. The evaluation results for the GIS resource component were 54% (existing but not adequate), the GIS indicator component was 52% (existing but not adequate), the GIS data source component was 54%, the GIS data management component was 51% (existing but inadequate), the information product component is 48% and the dissemination and use of information component is 51% (existing but inadequate). The conclusion from the results of this research is that the six components of the health information system are in the existing but inadequate category, which means that the HMN-based SIK at the Langsa City Health Service is already running and is not adequate. It is recommended to increase the quantity and quality of human resources, increase the provision of SIK facilities and infrastructure as well as monitoring and evaluation funds by providing feedback from each health report.