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Defining essential information needs and indicators.

C Bodart·S Sapirie
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The management capabilities and performance of a health system can be improved by strengthening the information system it uses. This involves determining the strengths and weaknesses of the health system itself and focusing on its least functional areas. The first step is to analyse services so as to ascertain requirements for information and indicators, with particular reference to the management of clients, health units and the health system as a whole.

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Data CollectionDecision Making, OrganizationalHealth PlanningHealth Status IndicatorsHumansManagement Information SystemsQuality Indicators, Health CareJournal Article

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C Bodart, S Sapirie. 1998. Defining essential information needs and indicators.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9786057/

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