title: Using health care data to improve utilization and outcomes. Introduction.
abstract: This article suggests that the information age has generated extensive amounts of additional health care data, but has not provided the tools to access this information. It identifies principles for development and use of health care data including clarity of sources, validity and consistency, importance and relevance, accessibility, and the human element.
authors.affiliation: Department of Case Management, Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, New York, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lagoe
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Noetscher
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008331:Management Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D009729:Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D014481:United States