TABLE 1.

SOCI Baseline Assessment Scoresa for HIS Core Domains, Components, and Subcomponents, Serbia, 2021

Core DomainsAverage ScoreComponentsAverage ScoreSubcomponentsPoints
Leadership and governance1.7HIS strategic plan or HIS strategy1.0HIS strategic plan1
Monitoring and evaluation plan1
Policy, legal, and regulatory framework and compliance2.0Existence of HIS policies and legislation2
Policy compliance enforcement2
HIS leadership and governance organizational structures and functions2.0HIS leadership and coordination2
HIS organizational structure and functions2
Management and workforce1.6HIS workforce capacity and development1.3HIS competencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities)2
HIS training and education (include continuous professional development)1
HR policy1
Financial management2.0HIS financing plan2
Resource mobilization2
ICT infrastructure1.2Operations and maintenance1.3Reliable power/electricity1
ICT business infrastructure support1
Hardware2
Communication network (LAN and WAN)1.0Network and Internet connectivity1
Business continuity1.0Business continuity processes and policies1
Standards and interoperability2.0Standards and guidelines2.0HIS standards and guidelines2
Data set definitions (clinical, laboratory, commodities, and indicator)2
Data exchange standards2
HIS core services1.8Master facility list3
Indicator registry1
Terminology management2
Unique person identity management2
Enterprise architecture1
Interoperability (data exchange)2.3Person data exchange2
Aggregate data exchange2
Community management data exchange2
Data security exchange3
Data quality and use1.4Data quality assurance2.0Data quality assurance and quality control2
Data management2
Data use1.2Data use availability strategy1
Information/data availability1
Data use competencies1
User/stakeholder engagement1
Data synthesis and communication2
Reporting and analytics features2
Data use impact1
Data collection alignment with workflow1
Decision support (clinical or other)1
  • Abbreviations: HIS, health information system; HR, human resources; ICT, information and communication technology; SOCI, Stages of Continuous Improvement.

  • a Scores given using the following 5-point Likert scale: 1-emerging/ad hoc, 2-repeatable, 3-defined, 4-managed, and 5-optimized.