The open source Insurance Management Information System (openIMIS) is the first open source software that manages social (health) protection schemes by linking beneficiary, provider, and payer data. With a modular structure, openIMIS can be modified according to country-specific needs.
The initiative aims to contribute to the “gradual inclusion of hitherto excluded populations into social (health) protection schemes by improving the schemes’ data and information management capacities through openIMIS.” Part of its objectives is to complement ICT infrastructure for Insurance and other finance mechanisms with openIMIS or specific modules.
To achieve its goal, one of the expected outputs of the initiative is the establishment of a Community of Practice (CoP) for openIMIS users in existing networks. Currently being implemented in Tanzania and Nepal, the openIMIS initiative collaborated with the Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN) to expand its reach in Asia.
The Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN) promotes better use of information communication technology (ICT) to achieve better health through peer-to-peer assistance and knowledge sharing and learning through a regional approach for greater country-level impacts across South and Southeast Asia.
To inform the direction and development of openIMIS, AeHIN will create a regional CoP in Asia that will provide country input on challenges, priorities, and user requirements for the system. These insights are expected to refine knowledge products on ICT solutions for social (health) protection at the global level.
The openIMIS Community of Practice in Asia is a regional hub of health education institutions, medical student associations, in-country interoperability labs, and other related networks that actively review, implement, and evaluate openIMIS in various use cases, particularly in the academic setting, to support the application of ICT solutions for social health protection.
Goal:
Management of social health insurance and other health protection schemes to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) through openIMIS
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