Information management in quality assurance

Because much current health science information is irrelevant to immediate decision needs of quality assurance and care, because much of what is relevant may be inaccessible, and because much of that which is relevant and accessible may be invalid or scientifically unsupportable, health care personnel should work toward resolution of this problem on a national level as well as on an individual level. This article presents evidence supporting the above premises together with data from illustrative publications and a suggested strategy to help cope with the general problem of information management in quality assurance.