Core health facility indicators
Analysis and use of health facility data
Overview
Routine health facility data are collected at clinics, hospitals and other health service points (public; private-for-profit; private-non-profit; etc.) at the time that services are provided. These data are processed at the health facility and summary reports are sent at regular intervals to the appropriate administrative authority.
The system for collection, management and reporting on these routine data is commonly referred to as the Routine Health Information System (RHIS) or the Health Management Information System (HMIS).
Routine health facility data are compiled and analyzed at various levels of the health system, for example, at facility, district, province and national levels. This document provides a core list of indicators that can be calculated using routine health facility data.