Abt works with country partners to design and implement state-of-the-art health information systems to help policymakers and health workers make informed, data-driven decisions to advance public health goals.
We combine medical, administrative, and policy experience with expertise in information technology, systems architecture, software applications, programming, and data analysis.
As a result, we develop comprehensive, customized health information technology solutions. These achieve significant improvements in cost efficiency and provider performance, contributing to better health outcomes.
Our work includes:
- Integrating financing and expenditure information to improve decision making and resource allocation.
- Supporting human resource planning by examining the size, skills mix, distribution, and attrition rates of the health workforce.
- Using health-focused geographic information systems to visually link data and improve health planning, care distribution, and targeting of resources.
- Helping countries use infectious disease surveillance and response (IDSR) systems to better track and utilize public health information.
- Developing health services-based records and provider-based health information systems that improve clinical and financial record keeping and billing practices.