Kathmandu University to use openIMIS as a case study to teach healthcare financing and economics in its newly launched Department of Health Informatics under the School of Engineering

Screenshot of Health Care Financing and Economics course details (Source: Kathmandu University)

The recently established Department of Health Informatics at the School of Engineering, Kathmandu University integrated openIMIS, a digital tool used for health financing management in Nepal, in its Health Care Financing and Economics course for both undergraduate and graduate programs.

With the goal of helping students understand healthcare financing in Nepal, the Health Care Financing and Economics course will focus on how openIMIS supports the country’s health system. Students are expected to learn about informatics in the realm of health financing, specifically in the areas of architecture, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) integration, and server setup for openIMIS. Students will also explore real-world case studies on health financing models in Nepal and the role of government subsidies.

The course will be offered in the next semester, March to July 2025. Learnings from this cohort are also anticipated to help strengthen the openIMIS community of practice at the country and regional levels.

The openIMIS regional hub in Asia, hosted by AeHIN, is part of a project supported by GIZ and commissioned by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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