Performance of Routine Information System Management PRISM Assessment

Performance of Routine Information System Management (PRISM) Assessment Training Session 1: Training Content and Orientation MEASURE Evaluation Date:

Training objectives Goal: To develop knowledge and skills to use Performance of Routine Information System Management (PRISM) Tools to assess the performance of a routine health information system (RHIS) at national, district, and facility levels By the end of the training, participants will be able to: • Describe the roles of the RHIS in health service management • Explain the three determinants of RHIS performance • Describe the PRISM Framework • Use the PRISM Tools to assess RHIS performance, including data analysis • Elaborate on how to conduct a PRISM assessment

Training content • Is based on the PRISM Framework • Introduces the set of PRISM Tools to improve RHIS performance • Introduces participants to the implementation of the PRISM assessment process • Provides participants with an overview of the analysis of PRISM results

Training schedule Day 1 • Concepts of HIS and RHIS • Introduction to the PRISM Framework • Measuring data quality Day 2 • Use of information for decision making • Overview of the PRISM Tools Day 3 • Overview of the PRISM Tools (continued) • PRISM assessment implementation

Training methods • Lecture • Group work • Group presentation • Group discussion

Evaluation • Daily evaluation: recap of previous day’s sessions • Training evaluation at the end

Training rules Participants set the training rules and follow them Write the rules on flip chart(s) and post them on the wall so that those are visible all the time during the training.

How to access the PRISM Series This slide deck is one of nine in the PRISM Series Training Kit, which also includes a Participant’s Manual and a Facilitator’s Manual. Also in the PRISM Series is a Toolkit (the centerpiece of the series) and a User’s Kit. The PRISM Series is available in its entirety on MEASURE Evaluation’s website, here: https: //www. measureevaluation. org/prism

MEASURE Evaluation is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the terms of Cooperative Agreement AID-OAA-L-14 -00004. It is implemented by the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in partnership with ICF International; John Snow, Inc. ; Management Sciences for Health; Palladium; and Tulane University. The views expressed in this presentation do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States government. www. measureevaluation. org