Evaluation of Health Information System (HIS) in The Surveillance of Dengue in Indonesia: Lessons from Case in Bandung, West Java

Lia Faridah, Fedri Ruluwedrata Rinawan, Nisa Fauziah, Wulan Mayasari, Angga Dwiartama and Kozo Watanabe
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Lia Faridah: Parasitology Division, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 45363, Indonesia
Fedri Ruluwedrata Rinawan: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 45363, Indonesia
Nisa Fauziah: Parasitology Division, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 45363, Indonesia
Wulan Mayasari: Anatomy Division, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 45363, Indonesia
Angga Dwiartama: School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
Kozo Watanabe: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8577, Japan

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 5, 1-13

Abstract: This study was performed to evaluate the health information system regarding the dengue surveillance system in Indonesia. Major obstacles to the implementation of an effective health information system regarding dengue cases in Bandung are examined, and practical suggestions on measures to overcome them are discussed. The study utilized a mixed-method research design using qualitative approaches: document analysis, key informants and focus group interviews. Thirty key informants were selected, comprised of policymakers, senior managers, and staff at the Ministry of Health. Data from documents and transcripts were evaluated through a modified Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework described by Ostrom. Through this study, we have identified several issues that hinder the effective implementation of the health information system in the case of dengue in Bandung. In the end, we propose several recommendations for reform that encompasses motivational, strategic, and structural approaches to each component of the analysis. Through evaluation of the health information system for dengue surveillance in Indonesia, we conclude that well-coordination in multi-level governance in a country as large as Indonesia is the key in the implementation of the health information system in different levels of agencies. Furthermore, the adaptability of human resources in adopting a new information system also plays an important part.

Keywords: dengue surveillance; health information system; Bandung (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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