Digital infrastructure for the learning health system
Subtitle: the foundation for continuous improvement in health and health care : workshop series summary
By: Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care ; Claudia Grossmann, Brian Powers, and J. Michael McGinnis, rapporteurs and editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Contributors: Grossmann, Claudia, Ph. D.; Powers, Brian, B.A.; McGinnis, J. Michael; Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
Series: Learning health system series
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780309154161
Subjects: Quality Improvement; Information storage and retrieval systems; Delivery of Health Care; Health Policy; Health; Medical care; Medical policy; Medical informatics; Safety measures; Government policy; Organization & administration; Medicine; Congresses; Learning; Community health services; Medical Informatics; Information technology
Description: "Like many other industries, health care is increasingly turning to digital information and the use of electronic resources. The Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care hosted three workshops to explore current efforts and opportunities to accelerate progress in improving health and health care with information technology systems."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Visioning perspectives on the digital health utility; title: Technical issues for the digital health infastructure; title: Engaging patient and population needs; title: Weaving a strong trust fabric; title: Stewardship and governance in the learning health system; title: Perspectives on innovation; title: Fostering the global dimension of the health data trust; title: Growing the digital health infrastructure; title: Accelerating progress.