Department of Health
Knowledge Management And Information Technology Service
About KMITS
Profile
Executive Order No. 119, entitled “Reorganizing the Ministry of Health, Its Attached Agencies and For Other Purposes” otherwise known as the Reorganization Act of the Ministry of Health, issued by President Corazon C. Aquino, last January 30, 1987. Under the said EO, The Management Advisory Service (MAS) was created under the Office for Management Services with the primary mandate to provide staff advice and assistance on internal control and management systems improvement, including management information systems, supervise the establishment of a management accounting system, control procedures and management information systems for improved decision-making.
Other statutes depicting the legal mandate of the office are:
- Executive Order No. 102 “Redirecting the Functions and Operations of the Department of Health”
- Administrative Order No. 2005-0023 “Implementing Guidelines for Fourmula One for Health as Framework for Health Reforms”
- Administrative Order No. 2010-0036 “The Aquino Health Agenda: Achieving Universal Health Care for All Filipinos”
- Administrative Order No. 2011-0188 “Kalusugan Pangkalahatan Execution Plan and Implementation Arrangements”.
KMITS Organizational Chart
Vision
ICT supporting UHC to improve healthcare access, quality, efficiency, and patient safety & satisfaction, to reduce cost and enable policy makers providers, individuals and communities to make the best possible health decisions.
Mission
To effectively use ICT to improve health care delivery, administration and management, and in communicating health.
General Functions
General Functions
- Formulate plans, policies, programs and standards for systems & process improvement, systems and software development, establishment and maintenance of information and communication technology (ICT) solutions including related security requirements and management of data, information and knowledge sources and systems;
- Develop and manage the management information system and knowledge systems of the DOH including the health portal;
- Conduct systems & process engineering, software development, software configuration management;
- Develop and manage the DOH corporate database, data warehouse, other health information resources, library services and document management and archiving services;
- Develop and manage the DOH ICT infrastructure and provide ICT related- services to the DOH including computer networking and voice communications services and data exchange;
- Manage the literacy and training services for health human resources on various ICTs, KM tools and applications including information and knowledge management;
- Conduct research and development on systems and software engineering, network management, database management, knowledge system and other ICT-related solutions or applications that may applicable for the DOH or health sector ;
- Coordinate and work with various DOH units, other government agencies and health partners on eHealth and health data/information/ knowledge management and in the implementation of the eGovernment Master Plan and the Philippine Digital Strategy ; and
- Advise the Secretary of Health on matters pertaining to information and knowledge management systems and services, and ICT-related services
Systems and Software Engineering Division
Systems and Software Engineering Division
- Provides services related to information system planning, research and development, including corporate database design, systems analysis, design and integration and maintenance.
- Provides services related to software and web page development and management including systems and software configuration management, approval of information systems changes, upgrades and procurements.
- Develops systems audit and control and systems security.
- Develops and operates national health information
- Provides information technology support services including training and education and development and implementation of standards related to system and software engineering
Information Technology and Infrastructure Security Division
Information Technology and Infrastructure Security Division
- Plans, develops and administers DOH database including data planning, processing, manipulation and storage and ensures data integrity and security.
- Manages information infrastructure to include the computer center operation, data and telecommunication network management, Internet and intranet and computer system upgrades, procurements and maintenance.
- Conducts researches on available new technology solutions and ensures that DOH is informed on rapidly advancing computing technology as it applies to DOH functions.
- Conducts technology contingency and capacity planning.
- Develops and maintains programming templates and shells.
- Develops, implements and maintains IT standards related to database and network management.
- Provides technical support including training and continuing end-user education related to databases and network operations and management
Knowledge Management Division
Knowledge Management Division
- Provides services related to document and records management including collection, dissemination, sharing and access to various corporate data and information using various technologies.
- Operates and maintains Internet and intranet application systems.
- Operates and maintains DOH telecommunication and data systems.
- Manages DOH library resources including software licenses and various documentations of IT application systems.
- Provides IT user support services including training, education and support management related to information management.
- Provide IT consulting services including user coordination, local system development support and information retrieval.