Department of Community Health Sciences, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
East Mediterr Health J. 2012 Jun;18(6):663-70. doi: 10.26719/2012.18.6.663.
This study assessed the need and readiness of health care institutions in Kabul and Bamyan, Afghanistan for successful implementation of information and communication technology in health care (eHealth). A mixed methods design was adopted at 2 institutions in the Aga Khan Development Network in Afghanistan: the French Medical Institute for Children in Kabul and Bamyan Provincial Hospital, Bamyan. Information for the needs assessment was obtained from interviews and focus groups and eHealth readiness was assessed using a validated survey tool. The needs of institutions in the Aga Khan Development Network in Afghanistan were categorized as follows: provision of care needs; learning needs; and information management needs. eHealth readiness on average was lower in Bamyan compared with Kabul in all areas of the readiness assessment. Other institutions in Afghanistan may benefit from adopting the model of needs and readiness assessment used for Aga Khan Development Network institutions.
本研究评估了阿富汗喀布尔和巴米扬的医疗机构在成功实施医疗信息和通信技术(eHealth)方面的需求和准备情况。在阿富汗的 Aga Khan 发展网络中的 2 家机构采用了混合方法设计:喀布尔的法国儿童医学研究所和巴米扬省医院。需求评估的信息来自访谈和焦点小组,使用经过验证的调查工具评估 eHealth 准备情况。Aga Khan 发展网络在阿富汗的机构需求分为以下几类:提供护理需求;学习需求;以及信息管理需求。在准备情况评估的所有领域,巴米扬的 eHealth 准备情况平均低于喀布尔。阿富汗的其他机构可能受益于采用针对 Aga Khan 发展网络机构的需求和准备情况评估模式。