The roundtable “The Present and Future of the Health Information System (HIS) in Kosovo” has been successfully concluded. The purpose of this roundtable was to gather key stakeholders in the health sector and present the results of the research “Are we expecting HIS in 2020?”. The discussions during this roundtable have brought real experiences from countries in the region and countries with very developed health systems.
Recommendations
Policy makers must share the vision and strategic goals with clarity and full transparency for all stakeholders involved in order to build consensus, support and avoid possible resistance. Involving users from the early stages of design facilitates the process of successful, informed implementation.
it is important to prioritize clinics based on the national importance of data generation with high level of accuracy, and clinics that generate a great financial burden to the budget. Collecting information as such, aids in drafting suitable policies and intervention to improve the clinical situation and have an effective use of financial resources, and researchers in understanding disease characteristics/causes which shall be incorporated for prevention.
Staff training is essential to ensure proper use of the system and generating qualitative data ranging from computer use to completing the form, to understanding case determination, international disease classification, reporting and data analysis.
Inclusion of DRGs shall take place in order to ensure appropriate reimbursement based on patient characteristics, health circumstances, and severity of illness – information derived from BHIS.
For a health system we want, for the Kosovo we want!
