title: How to build an information system application to the health domain.
abstract: Computer based information systems aim at improving knowledge, evaluation and management processes. Such tools are still developing in the non-profit sector. This paper aims at: a) reminding how to evolve from data to management information systems b) describing how to build a population based health information system c) describing the concepts required for conceiving a retrieval system and a system for inserting data d) documenting the importance of conceiving the system not only from a user driven perspective, but also taking into account the requirements of an information management system.
authors.affiliation: Health Systems Research (SESA), School of Public Health, Université catholique de Louvain, Clos Chapelle aux Champs 30.41, 1200 Brussels, Belgium. deliege@sesa.ucl.ac.be
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deliège
authors.forename: Ch
authors.initials: Ch
authors.lastname: Debacker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smeesters
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Knani
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Neirynck
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Clercq
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000458:organization & administration; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019451:Information Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008331:Management Information Systems; D008498:Medical Record Linkage / Q000379:methods; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration; D012985:Software Design