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Field Value
Baseline Year 2020
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Data Source Rwanda Ministry of Health Health Management Information System (HMIS), Surgical Department Reports, Operating Theater Registers, Hospital Information Systems
Dimensions - Geographic level (National, Facility Type) - Time periods (Fiscal years, Annual reporting cycles) - Facility types (District Hospital, Referral Hospital, Provincial Hospital, Private Hospital, Specialised Hospital) - Surgery categories (Minor surgery, Major surgery) - Surgical specialties (General surgery, Obstetric surgery, Orthopedic surgery, Emergency surgery) - Service complexity (Basic surgical procedures, Advanced surgical interventions) - Patient categories (Elective surgery, Emergency surgery, Outpatient procedures) - Facility ownership (Public facilities, Private facilities, Specialized centers)
Indicator Code RW-HSI-QSC-SURG-001
Indicator Unit Number of surgical procedures by type and facility category
Methodology Data collected through comprehensive surgical service reporting system with facility-type disaggregation: SURGICAL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION: - Minor surgery: Basic surgical procedures performed in outpatient or day-case settings - Major surgery: Complex surgical interventions requiring inpatient admission and specialized care - Facility type classification based on service capacity, infrastructure, and surgical capability - Procedure classification aligned with ICD-10 procedure codes and national standards - Surgical complexity assessment and appropriate facility level assignment SURGICAL SERVICE REPORTING SYSTEM: - Monthly surgical procedure reporting from all facilities with surgical capacity - Operating theater registers and surgical procedure documentation - Facility-level consolidation of surgical service data by procedure type and complexity - Annual aggregation and trend analysis of surgical service utilization - Cross-validation between surgical registers and HMIS reporting systems DATA COLLECTION AND VALIDATION: - Real-time surgical procedure logging through operating theater management systems - Monthly facility reporting of surgical service volumes and outcomes - Quarterly surgical service capacity and utilization assessments - Annual surgical service performance review and trend analysis - Cross-reference between patient records and surgical procedure logs FACILITY CAPACITY AND READINESS ASSESSMENT: - Surgical infrastructure and equipment availability assessment - Surgical workforce capacity and competency evaluation - Operating theater utilization and efficiency analysis - Emergency surgical service availability and response capacity - Referral system effectiveness and surgical service accessibility SURGICAL SERVICE INDICATORS CALCULATION: - Surgical procedure rates by facility type and service complexity - Facility capacity utilization and surgical service efficiency assessment - Geographic access to surgical services and referral pattern analysis - Surgical service quality indicators and patient safety measures - Health system surgical readiness and service availability evaluation QUALITY ASSURANCE: - Monthly data validation and consistency checks at facility level - Quarterly supervision visits and surgical service quality assessment - Annual external audit and verification of surgical service data - Cross-validation between different surgical information systems - Continuous training and capacity building for surgical data collection staff
Reporting Org Rwanda Ministry of Health
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