Risks and benefits for each treatment are fully explained to the patient by the health care team. The informed patient is involved in choice of treatment. Only appropriate interventions are employed, and patient education is gender and culturally specific. Administrators of health care services and institutions including home care, mental health and community health have access to longitudinal and comparative data on service variations. Integrated, linked information on socioeconomic indicators, medical and non-medical determinants of health, utilization costs and health care capacity are available.
Providers have access to high-quality patient care evidence at the point of care.
The evidence is as specific to the situation as possible taking all relevant differences, including gender and culture, into consideration. Information on standards of practice and cost evaluations are readily available. High-quality evidence, with appropriate incentives and tools, enables adoption of new approved standards of practice. Health and medical records distributed over a number of institutions and organizations are accessible as needed through information technology which guarantees privacy and confidentiality of patient records. Policy makers have access to patient care and cost benefit information in aggregate form to protect patient privacy, and information on the priorities, interests and values of their constituents.