Table 2 Conceptual approach
From: Making the case for strong health information systems during a pandemic and beyond
| Â | Â | (1) health information directly related to the pandemic & on essential health care services | |
Assessment: | weak | strong | |
(2) holistic health information (incl. non-health information) | weak | Countries with weak direct health information, and weak holistic health information | Countries with strong direct health information, but weak holistic health information |
strong | Countries with weak direct health information, but strong holistic health information | Countries with strong direct health information, and strong holistic health information | |
Domains for assessment following [6] in dimensions (1) and (2): | (i) Resources: e.g. Which resources for HIS should, ideally, be available (incl. HIS-related legislation)? (ii) Indicators: e.g. What kind of information, and in particular, which indicators have proven particularly useful, and who is involved in deciding which indicators are being collected (national and international participation)? (iii) Data sources: e.g. Which data sources and data sets (should) exist in a comprehensive manner and be updated regularly? (iv) Data management: e.g. Are there state-of-the art protocols for data management? Which aspects of data management need to be considered especially? (v) HIS information products: e.g. How could (or should) health information products look like for policy-makers, the media, or researchers? and at what level of disaggregation and/or in which quality? (vi) Dissemination and use: e.g. Which forms of interactions with policy-makers, the media and the (inter-)national research community have proven particularly useful? | ||