This book provides practical guidance on using information systems effectively to answer questions posed by a variety of stakeholders in the U.S. health care system, including consumers, purchasers, providers, and health system administrators. Providing an introduction to health services research techniques, the authors discuss the use of various data sources for analysis, as well as the integration of these data sources and the application of different analytic techniques to answering key policy questions. This book offers a broad overview of the critical issues in using information systems, as well as a technical section that addresses analytic topics of concern to researchers and analysts working in private and public sector groups responsible for purchasing, managing, delivering, and regulating health care services.

Health Information Systems: Design Issues and Analytic Applications (Directions in Health Services Research and Policy)

Medical Books

Brook, Robert H.

Damberg, Cheryl L.

McGlynn, Elizabeth A.

Kerr, Eve A.

Administration & Medicine Economics

RAND Corporation

Mixing medical records with computer technology makes good medicine. This book provides practical guidance on using information systems effectively to answer questions of concern to those responsible for purchasing, managing, delivering and regulating health care services. The authors provide an introduction to health services research techniques, discuss the use of various data sources for analysis, and address the critical issues in using information systems.

Health Information Systems: Design Issues and Analytic Applications (Health Information Systems Vol. I)

This report is one of five volumes providing detailed information on the QA Tools, RAND's comprehensive, clinically based system for assessing quality of care for children and adults. The QA Tools indicators encompass screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up in 46 clinical areas and cover a variety of modes of providing care, including history, physical examination, laboratory study, medication, and other interventions and contacts. Development of each indicator was based on the ratings of a panel of experts in the relevant fields and on a focused review of the scientific literature, which is clearly documented for each clinical condition. This volume focuses on indicators for care of women. Each chapter summarizes the results of the literature review for a particular condition, provides RAND staff's recommended indicators, and lists the cited studies.

Quality of Care for Women: A Review of Selected Clinical Conditions and Quality Indicators

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Asch, Steven M.

Women's Health

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