Description
Point of Care Services
- Developing initial drafts of policies, strategies, standards, guidelines, legislation, and regulations on point of care solutions;
- Implementing concept notes on point of care solutions;
- Implementing gap analysis guidelines for point of care solutions;
- Implementing deployment plans for point of care solutions;
- Engaging stakeholders to align with clinical and system goals;
- Implement mitigation strategies for the identified risk;
- Defining user role and permissions;
- Conducting training and user support;
- Implementing user authentication guidelines on the patient portal;
- Developing sops for data collection and reporting;
- Implementing data quality protocols;
- Implementing point of care solutions upgrade plan;
- Implementing decommissioning of point of care solutions; and
- Implementing competency framework for training the users on point of care solutions.
Health Informatics
- Developing comprehensive policies, strategies, standards, and guidelines for aggregate health information systems;
- Creating regulatory frameworks and legislation for health information management;
- Establishing data security and privacy regulations for health information systems;
- Conducting data protection impact assessments for aggregate health information systems;
- Implementing concept notes and technical specifications for health information systems;
- Conducting gap analysis and reviewing system requirement specifications;
- Managing system upgrade plans and implementing technical enhancements;
- Coordinating decommissioning of outdated aggregate health information systems;
- Integrating new data sources into existing reporting platforms;
- Standardizing health data metrics for cross-system compatibility;
- Establishing data cleaning, validation, and aggregation workflows;
- Designing data collection tools and monitoring frameworks;
- Conducting trend analysis, pattern recognition, and predictive modeling;
- Performing disparity analysis and forecasting health data metrics trends;
- Monitoring and evaluating system performance including availability metrics;
- Defining key indicators and metrics for dashboard visualization;
- Managing visualization dashboards and monitoring their usage patterns;
- Implementing competency frameworks for user training and ensuring data accessibility.
Health Information Management
- Developing initial drafts of policies, strategies, standards, guidelines, legislation, and regulations on digital health, informatics, policy, research, and health relations for health information management;
- Implementing concept notes on health information exchange;
- Implementing gap analysis guidelines for health information exchange;
- Implementing deployment plans for health information exchange;
- Implement mitigation strategies for the identified risk;
- Review and update health information exchange systems requirement specifications;
- Conducting pre-test on health information exchange;
- Conducting data protection impact assessment for different registries;
- Monitoring and evaluating health information exchange registries;
- Implement health information exchange upgrade plan;
- Implementation of the decommissioning of health information exchange;
- Implement competency framework for training the users on health information exchange; and
- Evaluating health information exchange performance on system availability.
Systems Support and Maintenance
- Training staff on health systems queries and troubleshooting workflows;
- Gathering insights from end users (health care providers, administrators) to identify common challenges and desired levels;
- Sharing lessons learned across departments or facilities to prevent similar incidents;
- Assessing whether sensitive patient data, financial information or operational systems were compromised;
- Implementing support desk policies and procedures, incidence management protocol, solution guidelines, reporting metrics and user expectations;
- Monitoring end user support by tracking performance indicators, collecting user feedback and user management issues;
- Communicating breach information for affected users;
- Integrating feedback to enhance development of new solutions; and
- Reviewing and analyzing post escalation performance.
Standards and Compliance
- Identifying the various standards and frameworks and map out the gaps with international standards;
- Strengthening data policies and security measures;
- Implementing standards in systems to identify challenges and fine tune processes;
- Implementing a compliance plan for digital health systems;
- Developing guidelines tailored to national and international standards for best practices;
- Educating stakeholders on importance of standards and compliance;
- Advising on incorporating feedback from audit and evaluation into system updates and policy revisions;
- Conducting regular stakeholder meetings to identify stakeholder challenges;
- Providing training for stakeholders on new policies standards and procedures;
- Scheduling periodic reviews (annually or biannually) to ensure relevance and effectiveness; and
- Reviewing access controls and authentication mechanisms for security evaluation.
Certification
- Continuously reviewing and verifying documentation submitted by healthcare providers for certification;
- Organizing and managing regular audits and follow-up inspections to maintain compliance;
- Ensuring healthcare entities are holding valid licenses for their digital health services;
- Guiding healthcare facilities on DHA regulations and certification processes;
- Maintaining detailed records of inspections, audits, and certifications;
- Ongoing monitoring of the compliance of certified healthcare facilities and digital health solutions;
- Identifying and mitigating risks associated with non-compliance in healthcare facilities;
- Assessing new digital health technologies and their impact on healthcare delivery and compliance;
- Assessing digital health solutions such as telemedicine platforms and Electronic Health Records (EHR) for compliance with Kenyan regulations; and
- Investigating and responding to breaches of digital health compliance and taking corrective actions.
Capacity Building
- Assessing the existing digital literacy levels of health care professionals;
- Identifying gaps and the understanding of digital health tools and technologies;
- Identifying areas where digital health tools could improve clinical workflows that are not yet fully utilized;
- Promoting the understanding of digital health tools, improve care quality, efficiency and patient outcomes;
- Providing multi legal and cultural relevant materials addressing low digital literacy levels;
- Updating health care providers on emerging digital health technologies and best practices through refresher courses;
- Developing skills in monitoring and evaluating the digital health solutions;
- Promoting awareness of digital health solutions in counties and programs; and
- Implementing strong cyber security measures to safeguard user information.
Requirements
- Cumulative period of nine (9) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which must have been in the grade of Senior Digital Health Officer or in a comparable position;
- Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines:- Health Information Technology, Health Records and information Science, Health Systems, Information Communication Technology, Epidemiology, Clinical Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
- Registered and Licensed by a recognized regulatory body where applicable;
- Certificate in Management course lasting not less than four (4) from a recognized institution;
- Proficiency in computer applications; and
- Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage.
- Flexible working hours and remote options.
- Professional development and training budget.
