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This page focuses on defining a Community Health Information System (CHIS) and the actors who uses these systems.
What is a CHIS?
A Community Health Information System (CHIS) is an information system that supports the routine and emergency health care of a patient population within a defined geographic context.
Who uses a CHIS?
The following actors are important within a CHIS ecosystem:
- Patient
- Patient's relatives/family unit
- Community Health Worker
- Field Supervisor
Functional specifications
Notes: (Model this section off of https://ohie.org/architecture-specification/)
- Community Health management as a solution requires a lot of logistical support ensuring the right person shows up to the right place to generate the right amount of care.
- CHIS are spatial in nature because care is delivered across a defined geographic area.
- CHIS need to work well offline with information available on a mobile device when the user needs it.
- Primarily, CHIS are focused on delivering care in the field where there is minimal physical health infrastructure (i.e. within a patient's home, at a local gathering place, within a school).