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Microcomputers in Primary Health Care planning and management decision modelling

Microcomputers in Primary Health Care planning and management decision modelling Information Technology for Development Volume 4 Number 4 . © 1989 Oxford University Press. Microcomputers in Primary Health Care Planning and Management Decision Modelling Alexandre Abrantes and National School of Public Health, Portugal Adelaide Oliveira Trygve Myhre Operations Research Consultant, Oak Ridge, Tennesee, USA Management information systems, by definition, are Introduction expected to support management decision-making—but most do not. Microcomputers and decision support software could help change this. For years, business and industry have had access to software programmes which facilitate planning and analysis. These same tools can be useful in primary health care (PHC). Commercially available software utilizes techniques such as simulation, optimization, sensitivity analysis, forecasting, projection, 'what if models, linear programming, and project management, scheduling and resource allocation. Though few of these packages are PHC-specific, they do offer assistance in problem definition and resolution 'weighting'—thus helping the manager to frame the problem at hand and to choose amongst competing alternative solutions. A detailed example of this approach is the Microcomputer Simulation of PHC developed by The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. This model is discussed later in the chapter. Decision Support at At the local PHC level, community health workers, health the Local Level visitors, nurses and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Information Technology for Development Taylor & Francis

Microcomputers in Primary Health Care planning and management decision modelling

Microcomputers in Primary Health Care planning and management decision modelling

Information Technology for Development , Volume 4 (4): 15 – Dec 1, 1989

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Information Technology for Development Volume 4 Number 4 . © 1989 Oxford University Press. Microcomputers in Primary Health Care Planning and Management Decision Modelling Alexandre Abrantes and National School of Public Health, Portugal Adelaide Oliveira Trygve Myhre Operations Research Consultant, Oak Ridge, Tennesee, USA Management information systems, by definition, are Introduction expected to support management decision-making—but most do not. Microcomputers and decision support software could help change this. For years, business and industry have had access to software programmes which facilitate planning and analysis. These same tools can be useful in primary health care (PHC). Commercially available software utilizes techniques such as simulation, optimization, sensitivity analysis, forecasting, projection, 'what if models, linear programming, and project management, scheduling and resource allocation. Though few of these packages are PHC-specific, they do offer assistance in problem definition and resolution 'weighting'—thus helping the manager to frame the problem at hand and to choose amongst competing alternative solutions. A detailed example of this approach is the Microcomputer Simulation of PHC developed by The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. This model is discussed later in the chapter. Decision Support at At the local PHC level, community health workers, health the Local Level visitors, nurses and

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Taylor & Francis
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Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
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1554-0170
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0268-1102
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10.1080/02681102.1989.9627179
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Information Technology for Development Volume 4 Number 4 . © 1989 Oxford University Press. Microcomputers in Primary Health Care Planning and Management Decision Modelling Alexandre Abrantes and National School of Public Health, Portugal Adelaide Oliveira Trygve Myhre Operations Research Consultant, Oak Ridge, Tennesee, USA Management information systems, by definition, are Introduction expected to support management decision-making—but most do not. Microcomputers and decision support software could help change this. For years, business and industry have had access to software programmes which facilitate planning and analysis. These same tools can be useful in primary health care (PHC). Commercially available software utilizes techniques such as simulation, optimization, sensitivity analysis, forecasting, projection, 'what if models, linear programming, and project management, scheduling and resource allocation. Though few of these packages are PHC-specific, they do offer assistance in problem definition and resolution 'weighting'—thus helping the manager to frame the problem at hand and to choose amongst competing alternative solutions. A detailed example of this approach is the Microcomputer Simulation of PHC developed by The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. This model is discussed later in the chapter. Decision Support at At the local PHC level, community health workers, health the Local Level visitors, nurses and

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Information Technology for DevelopmentTaylor & Francis

Published: Dec 1, 1989

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