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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Informatics Policy
  • Organizational Development

Background:

  • Health informatics (HI) associations are crucial for advancing the field globally.
  • Existing national HI associations show significant variability in organization and operations, particularly in developing regions.
  • There's a lack of standardized guidance for establishing new HI associations and assessing the maturity of existing ones.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a Health Informatics Association Maturity (HIAM) model.
  • To provide a framework for guiding the establishment and development of national HI associations.
  • To enable uniform assessment of national HI associations by regional and international bodies like the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA).

Main Methods:

  • Development of a maturity model encompassing dimensions such as Policies & Governance, Procedures, Infrastructure, Activities, and Impact.
  • Application of the HIAM model using a case study of Uganda to demonstrate its utility.

Main Results:

  • The HIAM model offers a structured approach to evaluate HI association performance.
  • The Uganda case study illustrates the practical application of the model in assessing a national association's maturity.
  • The model provides a basis for identifying areas of strength and opportunities for improvement in HI associations.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed HIAM model can guide the development and performance assessment of national health informatics associations.
  • Implementing the HIAM model can lead to more effective and standardized HI associations worldwide.
  • The model supports both the growth of new associations and the evaluation of established ones for international collaboration.