Information audit: whose line is it anyway?
With the current pace of organizational change within the NHS there is a growing need to examine how information is contributing to business objectives. A valuable tool in this information management review process is the 'information audit'. This paper describes an information audit conducted for a Regional Health Authority. The management and methodology of the project are presented in detail together with the implications for the subject organization and ensuing opportunities for health information professionals.
Booth
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King's Fund Centre, London, UK.
Haines
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D003625:Data Collection; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration; D006302:Health Services Research; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008330:Management Audit / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom