Describes the system used by a facility or service for record keeping, including whether it is paper-based or electronic, as of the end of the reporting period.
Records System (OI1804)
- Reporting Format Text
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Records System (OI1804). v5.2.
Footnote
Organization should footnote the details on the records system, including whether information stored is shared with target stakeholders themselves.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture details of the organization’s record-keeping system. This metric may track health records systems, as well as records systems in other contexts. In health, and in other fields, organizations are encouraged to allow patients or clients to access information collected about them.
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
Good Health and Well-being
- SDG Target 3.1
- SDG Target 3.2
- SDG Target 3.3
- SDG Target 3.4
- SDG Target 3.5
- SDG Target 3.7
- SDG Target 3.8
- SDG Target 3.9
Metric History
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June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revision to usage guidance for clarity.
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January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
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May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
New metric. Developed via IRIS+ core metrics sets.