Necessitates of using dashboards in Health Information Management

In the field of health care، taken feedbacks about the current practices of health organizations is crucial to managers and professionals Decision making. Due to the large volume of data، collecting data from various and unstructured sources، using data in clinical and management decisions is extremely difficult. The purpose of this study is expressing the necessity and importance of using the dashboards an appropriate method to display data related to key performance indicators to support decision making of managers and professionals in the field of health. This study is a narrative review and has been done by searching in the valid databases through the Internet. Has been tried to، the review papers، dissertations and books on the dashboard application and benefits in health and other industries، the potential benefits of their use for health information systems to be recognized. The benefits of dashboards، in several studies clearly is visible. According to the current state of health information systems and increasing of continuous data in this area، the dashboard is a vital tool for managers and clinical staff in health organizations. In this context، it is necessary that the key performance indicators in health organization be identified and for monitoring and reporting be placed on the dashboard. Doing this will improve informed decision in the country.