iHRIS Plan Features List

Available Now (Version 1.0)

Version 1.0 is intended to be a proof-of-concept pilot of iHRIS Plan.

  • Define one or more pools of human resources by health worker cadre based on current health workforce data
  • Project workforce supply for any number of years by specifying the number of health workers projected to leave or join the workforce each year
  • Project health workforce targets based on population change and health worker-to-population ratios
  • Generate graphical models showing the gaps between actual workforce changes and projected workforce needed over time
  • Aggregate or dis-aggregate models by health worker cadre
  • Enable and disable cadre pool changes and display the effects of the changes on the model
  • Project salaries and other costs of needed health workers
  • Compare in projections actual data in subsequent years
  • Capture the sources of all data for verification
  • Copy projection data to quickly create multiple projections
  • Group projections by category
  • Issue password-protected logins to allow only authorized users to access the data
  • Automatically log username, data and time when data are entered or changed for auditing purposes
  • Permanently archive all data changes to ensure a consistent record
  • Windows-based version released as part of Windows iHRIS 3.1.1

Requested Features

These features have been requested but not have been scheduled for development. They will be prioritized based on feedback to Version 1.0.

  • Export and print projections
  • Extensive on-screen, context-sensitive help developed by health workforce planning experts
  • Add actual pre-service training data to more accurately project the workforce supply
  • More robust reporting, including a workforce plan template
  • Import workforce data from iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify

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The information provided on this website is not official US Government information and does not represent the views or positions of the US Agency for International Development or the US Government. HRIS Strengthening is a program of CapacityPlus, a USAID-funded global project focused on the health workforce needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The CapacityPlus partnership is led by IntraHealth International, Inc..