Planning

iHRIS Retain: Herramienta para calcular los costos de las estrategias de retención

May 2011 by CapacityPlus

Spanish translation of an overview of iHRIS Retain, a user-friendly tool to cost retention strategies to be implemented at the district, regional, or national level.

TAGS: Costing, Financing, HR Information Systems, iHRIS, Planning, Retention

iHRIS Qualify: Uma Ferramenta para Efectuar o Registo dos Profissionais de Saúde e das Suas Qualificações

March 2011 by CapacityPlus

iHRIS Qualify Overview (Portuguese)

Portuguese translation of an overview of iHRIS Qualify, the health professional training, licensing, and certification component of the iHRIS Suite.

TAGS: Certification, HR Information Systems, iHRIS, Licensure, Planning, Training

iHRIS Manage: Uma Ferramenta para a Gestão da Mão-de-Obra de Saúde

March 2011 by CapacityPlus

iHRIS Manage Overview (Portuguese)

Portuguese translation of an overview of iHRIS Manage, the HR management component of the iHRIS Suite. Using iHRIS Manage, decision-makers at the Ministry of Health, a district health office, or a health care facility can collect, manage, and analyze detailed information about employed health workers and applicants.

TAGS: Health Worker Data, HR Information Systems, HR Management, iHRIS, Planning

Strengthening HRIS

November 2010 by CapacityPlus

HRIS Overview

An overview of CapacityPlus's approach to human resources information systems (HRIS) strengthening.

TAGS: Data for Decision-Making, Health Workers, HR Information Systems, ICT, Planning

Tracking and Monitoring the Health Workforce: A New Human Resources Information System (HRIS) in Uganda

February 2011 by Julie C. Spero, Pamela A. McQuide, Rita Matte

Human Resources for Health

This article draws on work from the Capacity Project, the predecessor to CapacityPlus. It describes Uganda’s transition from a paper filing system for health workers to an electronic human resources information system (HRIS) capable of providing information about country-specific health workforce questions, and how HRIS data can be used in workforce planning.

TAGS: Health Workers, HR Information Systems, Nurses, Planning, Uganda

Guidelines for Forming and Sustaining Stakeholder Leadership Groups

January 2011 by CapacityPlus

Stakeholder Leadership Groups Overview

An overview of CapacityPlus’s stakeholder leadership group (SLG) guidelines, which provide a practical and clear set of actions that countries can take to successfully launch and sustain SLGs.

TAGS: Country Ownership, Partnership, Planning, Stakeholder Leadership

Human Resources Management Rapid Assessment Tool

January 2011 by CapacityPlus

HRM Rapid Assessment Tool Overview

An overview of the HRM Rapid Assessment Tool, which assists policy-makers, managers, and human resources practitioners to understand, assess, and respond to underlying HRM issues and challenges facing the health system.

TAGS: Health Systems Strengthening, HR Management, Planning

Building the Bridge from Human Resources Data to Effective Decisions: Ten Pillars of Successful Data-Driven Decision-Making

August 2008 by Ummuro Adano

Project Tech Brief 11

Presents ten fundamental and practical pillars to aid HR managers, practitioners and policy analysts in building a bridge from HR data and reports to effective HR policy and management decisions.

TAGS: Data, Human Resources Information Systems, Management, Planning

Human Resources for Health (HRH) Strategic Planning

January 2008 by Tim Martineau, Margaret Caffrey

Project Tech Brief 9

Provides guidance on HRH strategic planning, illustrated with examples.

TAGS: Planning

Workforce Planning for the Health Sector

August 2006 by Geoff King, Tim Martineau

Project Tech Brief 6

Examines the need for workforce planning, reviews basic concepts and practical issues, and summarizes key steps for developing a workforce plan.