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A framework for systematic evaluation of health information infrastructure progress in communities
Steven E Labkoff1, William A Yasnoff
1Healthcare Informatics Group, US Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc, USA. Labkoff@pfizer.com <Labkoff@pfizer.com>
Journal of Biomedical Informatics
|March 15, 2006
Summary
A new framework measures progress in local health information infrastructures (HIIs) by assessing information completeness, usage, and financial sustainability. This tool helps monitor development and identify remaining tasks for HII completion.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Health Services Research
- Information Systems
Background:
- National Health Information Infrastructure is crucial for improving US healthcare safety, quality, and efficiency.
- Local and regional health information infrastructures (HIIs) are being developed to provide secure, comprehensive health data access.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose and evaluate a framework for assessing the progress of operational health information infrastructures (HIIs).
- To establish key measures for monitoring HII development and completion.
Main Methods:
- Developed a framework with four key measures: information completeness, degree of usage, types of usage, and financial sustainability.
- Qualitatively assessed four leading community HII projects using the proposed framework.
Main Results:
- The framework yielded qualitative assessments for four communities: Bellingham, WA (78%), Indianapolis, IN (63%), South Bend, IN (60%), and Spokane, WA (74%).
- Qualitative assessment provides insights into HII progress, project comparison, and remaining development needs.
Conclusions:
- The proposed framework offers a valuable method for monitoring and comparing the progress of community-based health information infrastructures.
- Further testing and refinement are necessary to enhance the framework's capabilities in measuring HII progress.
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