Resources


Cover of Connecting Health Information Systems for Better Health guide

Connecting Health Information Systems for Better Health

October 29, 2014

A reference guide for countries trying to link their universal health coverage and eHealth information systems using a standards-based approach.

Cover of Costing Health Services for Provider Payment: a Practical Manual

Costing of Health Services for Provider Payment: A Practical Manual

October 19, 2014

This is the first costing-specific resource that bridges costing theory — what you should do — with practical, step by step guidance on what you can do to address multiple challenges related to costing for provider payment in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Developed by the JLN Costing Collaborative, with support and facilitation from […]

Cover page of the Health Data Dictionary Series

Promoting Interoperability of Health Insurance Information Systems through a Health Data Dictionary

August 14, 2014

This paper aims to aid countries that are consolidating health insurance schemes to achieve universal coverage by providing an overview for national policymakers on the role of the health data dictionaries (HDD) and why establishing one early on is a key step in promoting system interoperability.

Cover of Provider Payment Reform and IT Systems

Provider Payment Reform and Information Technology Systems

This paper address key implementation questions raised by countries on the journey toward universal health coverage, and provides concrete data so that policymakers and information technology professionals alike may understand the ramifications of the provider payment choice on the IT systems underpinning them.