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Outcomes research and community health information systems
1Health Services Organization, University of Texas-Houston, School of Public Health 77225, USA.
Journal of Medical Systems
|November 24, 1999
Summary
Integrating outcomes research and community health information systems can improve health policy. This article links these fields, discusses community health indicators, and presents a Canadian model (POPULIS) for an outcomes-based system.
Area of Science:
- Health Services Research
- Public Health Informatics
Background:
- Outcomes research and community health information systems are developing in parallel.
- Integrating insights from both fields can enhance health policy decisions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To link outcomes research and community health information systems.
- To discuss community health indicators and existing system approximations.
- To present the POPULIS model from Canada as a prototype.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and synthesis of concepts.
- Analysis of existing community health information system approximations.
- Description of the POPULIS model.
Main Results:
- A framework for linking outcomes research and community health information systems is proposed.
- The POPULIS model offers a prototype for an outcomes-based community health information system.
- Challenges exist in developing such systems in the US due to healthcare system fragmentation.
Conclusions:
- The integration of outcomes research and community health information systems is crucial for informed health policy.
- The POPULIS model provides valuable insights but requires adaptation to the US context.
- Overcoming fragmentation in the US healthcare system is key to implementing effective community health information systems.