title: The Health Management Information System of Romania.
abstract: In Romania a Health Management Information System (HMIS) project is in progress. The project covers the main activities of the Ministry of Health (MoH), of the 42 District Health Authorities and more than 250 other health care units. The first applications will be implemented at the middle of 1999. The paper shows the context of the HMIS among other Health Information Systems in Romania, its main parts and some organizational issues of the HMIS project, achievements and difficulties encountered.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Bucharest.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Farcas
mesh_terms: D003628:Database Management Systems; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management; D016490:Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems; D008492:Medical Informatics Computing; D009313:National Health Programs; D012383:Romania