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188 Appendices 2020 | NMH Annual Rep t I nformation Management is the collection and management of information from one or more sources and the relevant distribution of that information. Health Information Management is an increasingly important and essential resource: Hospital data from various clinical and administrative systems is analysed, validated and manipulated in order to produce meaningful reports that are essential both internally and externally to aid and support decision making, clinical audit, research publications, medical coding and billing. The recording of electronic data in The NMH has increased substantially with the introduction of the national Maternal and Newborn Clinical Management System (MN-CMS). However, MN-CMS reporting provides the most substantial challenge for the role as there continues to be difficulties in developing and rolling out reports from the system. We continue to work with the National MC-NMS Team to maximise our use of reliable reporting from MN-CMS. Improving information management practices is a key focus for many organisations across both public and private sectors and we are no exception. Generating interest in reporting and outcomes plays a significant role in improving practices and can provide motivation to ensure high quality data is recorded in order to return high quality reporting. However, it is not always simple: daily, weekly, monthly and annual validation checks undertaken on data across many systems takes time and requires the expertise of busy staff in particular the MN-CMS Team, Delivery Ward Manager, Clinics Supervisor and iPMS Administrator. Efforts become all the more worthwhile as the uses of good quality reporting are seen. Inf mation Management The Information Management Department consists of Information Officer, Fionnuala Byrne and Clinical Data Analyst, John Geoghegan who work closely with IT, Patient Services and Administrative Departments as well as Allied Health Professionals, Nursing & Midwifery and Medical Staff in the hospital. The prime responsibilities of the role are: • Extracting and analysing information from hospital information systems to assist local management decisions and highlight changing/emerging trends across all departments. • Organising Health Service Executive returns. • Producing hospital activity reports for the Central Booking Committee, Clinical Governance Executive Committee, Executive Management Team, Finance Committee, Quality Risk and Safety Patient sub- committee of the Board as well as the Executive Committee (The Board). • Coordinating the NMH Irish Maternity Indicator System (IMIS) returns. • Publishing online the monthly Maternity Safety Statement. • Coordinating the completion and submission of all eligible perinatal death notification forms to National Perinatal Epidemiological Centre (NPEC). • Publishing the now combined (corporate and clinical) Hospital Annual Report and the Annual Neonatal Report. • Submitting all eligible babies to the Vermont Oxford Network. • Fulfilling ad-hoc, audit and research requests for all staff and students.