In Peru, maternal and perinatal mortality are serious public health problems that stem from the low number of hospital-based births. To address these problems, the Ministry of Health (MOH) is seeking to attract more pregnant women to hospitals by improving the quality of the services offered. Part of improving quality means improving how services are organized, and this means obtaining better information by using reliable, valid, secure instruments for data collection. The primary source of data comes from the medical record, which includes information provided by the pregnant woman herself.
In response, Project 2000, a USAID-funded project implemented by Pathfinder International, has developed an information system that can provide better information for better decision making. The system, called SIP2000, is comprised of three components: the maternal perinatal clinical record, the perinatal form, and Windows-based computer programs. SIP2000 is capable of:
1. standardizing data collection methods
2. helping to ensure that necessary clinical procedures are followed
3. identifying areas for training
4. creating databanks of perinatal information
5. processing data at the local level
6. classifying health problems for specific populations and making comparisons with other populations
This system has been field tested and approved and will be implemented in the 90 hospitals that are part of Project 2000 over the next two years. In addition, the Ministry of Health has adopted SIP2000 for implementation at the national level.
Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the process of developing and implementing a maternal perinatal information system. 2. Explain how to use a computerized information system to identify a hospital's problem areas
Keywords: Information Systems, Perinatal Health
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Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.