Improving services with informatics tools -- Sullivan and Wyatt 331 (7526): 1190 -- BMJ
Improving services with informatics tools -- Sullivan and Wyatt 331 (7526): 1190 -- BMJ: "This article describes how many sources of data can be linked, interpreted, and analysed before being presented to decision makers to improve care. It also discusses the legal issues surrounding data protection and freedom of information.
A huge volume of data flows across the desk of a director of public health (see box opposite). One of the director's problems is to know which signals to act upon and what 'noise' to ignore. If the numbers being considered are small, as they probably will be in the case described here, a critical incident analysis may be all that is needed. An individual prescriber, or group, may have an erroneous belief or inadequate training. Critical incidents or other signals often indicate that more data (such as data on prescribing steroids for paediatric asthma in primary care and outpatients) are needed. "
A huge volume of data flows across the desk of a director of public health (see box opposite). One of the director's problems is to know which signals to act upon and what 'noise' to ignore. If the numbers being considered are small, as they probably will be in the case described here, a critical incident analysis may be all that is needed. An individual prescriber, or group, may have an erroneous belief or inadequate training. Critical incidents or other signals often indicate that more data (such as data on prescribing steroids for paediatric asthma in primary care and outpatients) are needed. "
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