Managing and Using Information

Introduction
Developing An Effective Management Information System
Designing or Assessing a Management Information System
Analyzing the Results of Your Assessment
Taking Action to Improve the Management Information System
Determining What Information Your Program Needs
Selecting Indicators
Moving And Using Information In Your Organization
Charting Information Flow in a Community-Based Family Planning Program
Collecting Information
Improving Data Collection Instruments
Using Non-Routine Information to Make Decisions
Reporting Information

Tools and Techniques

Performance Information That Can Be Used to Measure Family Planning Program Results and Impact
Operational Information for Monitoring Family Planning Program Operations
Common Indicators for a Family Planning Program
Charting Information Needs in Community-Based Family Planning Programs
Common Routine Data Collection Instrument and Their Uses
Non-Routine Information for Decision-Making
Rapid Assessment Of The Quality And Care At Clinics

How To ...

Assess a management information system: What to ask, what to look at, what to check for
Keep your MIS on the right track
Choose indicators systematically
Chart information flow
Improve routine information collection
Conduct a local rapid assessment for quality of care
Analyze data

Country Examples

Example from Indonesia - Data Collection Forms

Vignette

The Importance of Accurate and Timely Information

Sample Forms

Clinic Identification Card for Self-Sufficient User
Clinic Client Card
Clinic Register
FP Clinic Contraceptive Register
Family Planning Monthly Report
Rapid Assessment Of The Quality And Care At Clinics

Checklists

Preparing a Report
Managing and Using Information