Six Essential Functions of a High-Performing Health Information System

Author(s): MEASURE Evaluation
Year: 2016
To achieve the greatest health, public health practitioners and policy makers must be able to use data to perform these six essential functions:
- Monitor trends in health outcomes and services
- Ensure that data are trustworthy
- Make decisions quickly and efficiently
- Identify what works
- Ensure the coordination and equity of health services
- Manage resources for the greatest benefit