| Code | Display | Definition |
| A |
Point of service |
Systems that facilitate the provision and delivery of healthcare services to persons at the point of care. |
| A1 |
Communication systems |
Systems that are used to transfer electronic information. Messages can be exchanged between healthcare providers or between healthcare providers and persons. |
| A2 |
Community-based information systems |
Applications that facilitate data collection and use at the community level, utilised by community-based workers who provide health promotion and disease prevention activities. |
| A3 |
Decision support systems |
Computer based tools which combine medical information databases and algorithms with patient specific data, intended to provide healthcare professionals and/or users with recommendations for diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring and treatment. |
| A4 |
Diagnostics information systems |
Systems for diagnostic applications found in devices (software in a medical device), wearables that collect health data, radiology information systems, medical imaging systems, and picture archiving and communication systems (PACS). |
| A5 |
Electronic medical record systems |
A secure, online system that holds information about people's health and clinical care, managed by healthcare providers. Also known as electronic health record (EHR). |
| A6 |
Laboratory information systems |
Systems that support the process from patient sample to patient result, including lab requests/test ordering, sample tracking and processing, and results reporting. |
| A7 |
Personal health records |
A digital personal health record is a record of an individual's health information in a structured digital format, over which the person has agency. |
| A8 |
Pharmacy information systems |
Systems that manage prescriptions, dispensing, stock and billing for medicines and health products. |
| A9 |
Telehealth systems |
Systems that enable remote clinical consultation, monitoring and diagnosis between persons and healthcare providers at a distance. |
| B |
Health system/Provider administration |
Systems that support the administrative and managerial functions of health systems and healthcare organisations. |
| B1 |
Blood bank information management systems |
Systems for managing the collection, testing, processing, storage, and distribution of blood and blood products. |
| B2 |
Health finance-related information systems |
Systems that manage health financing, insurance enrolment, claims, billing, reimbursement, and budgeting. |
| B3 |
Health program monitoring systems |
Systems used to collect and analyse aggregate health data for programme planning, monitoring and evaluation. |
| B4 |
Human resource information systems |
Systems for managing health workforce data including cadres, deployment, credentials, performance and payroll. |
| B5 |
Learning and training systems |
Systems for delivering, tracking, and assessing training and professional development of health workers. |
| B6 |
Logistics management information systems (LMIS) |
Systems for managing the health supply chain from forecasting to distribution and stock monitoring. |
| B7 |
Patient Administration systems |
Systems that manage patient administrative information including admissions, discharges, transfers, appointments and billing. |
| B8 |
Research information systems |
Systems that support the design, conduct, data management and reporting of health research and clinical trials. |
| C |
Registries and Directories |
Systems that create, maintain, and provide authoritative master records for persons, providers, facilities, products and health events. |
| C1 |
Census and population information systems |
Systems that collect, store, and manage population-level demographic data including census information. |
| C2 |
Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems |
Systems that register and certify vital events such as births, deaths, marriages and their underlying causes. |
| C3 |
Facility management information systems |
Systems for managing health facility information, infrastructure, equipment, capacity and assessments. |
| C4 |
(Health) Facility registries |
Master lists of health facilities with unique identifiers, locations, services offered, and operational information. |
| C5 |
Health worker registry |
Systems maintaining authoritative directories of health workforce cadres, credentials, and deployment information. |
| C6 |
Identification registries and directories |
Systems that create, maintain, and verify unique identities for persons, healthcare providers, and other health actors. |
| C7 |
Immunization information systems |
Systems for recording, tracking, and reporting individual and population-level immunization history and coverage. |
| C8 |
Master patient index |
Systems that uniquely identify and link patient records across multiple health information systems and facilities. |
| C9 |
Product catalogues |
Systems that maintain authoritative lists of approved health commodities, medicines, devices and equipment. |
| C10 |
Public Key directories |
Systems that manage and distribute public cryptographic keys to support digital signature and identity verification. |
| C11 |
Terminology and classification systems |
Systems for managing and applying standardised clinical terminologies, ontologies, and health classifications. |
| D |
Data Management services |
Services and systems that support the collection, aggregation, storage, analysis, and exchange of health data. |
| D1 |
Analytics Systems |
Systems that process and analyse health data to produce insights, dashboards, reports and predictive models. |
| D2 |
Data interchange and interoperability |
Systems and standards that enable health data exchange between disparate systems, including APIs, messaging standards, and interoperability platforms. |
| D3 |
Data warehouses |
Systems that consolidate and store large volumes of historical health data from multiple sources for analysis and reporting. |
| D4 |
Environmental monitoring systems |
Systems that monitor environmental determinants of health such as air quality, water safety and vector habitats. |
| D5 |
Geographic information systems (GIS) |
Systems that capture, analyse and visualise geospatial health data for mapping health events, facilities, and populations. |
| D6 |
Health Management Information systems (HMIS) |
Systems for aggregate health data reporting, target-setting, and programme monitoring, typically at district and national levels. |
| D7 |
Knowledge management systems |
Systems for curating, organising and disseminating clinical guidelines, protocols, and health knowledge resources. |
| D8 |
Shared Health Record and Health Information Repository |
Systems that aggregate and share longitudinal health records across facilities and providers. |
| E |
Surveillance and Response |
Systems that support the detection, monitoring, and response to disease outbreaks and public health threats. |
| E1 |
Emergency preparedness and response systems |
Systems that coordinate emergency medical services, disaster preparedness, and mass casualty management. |
| E2 |
Public health and disease surveillance systems |
Systems for detecting, monitoring, investigating and responding to disease outbreaks and public health threats. |