OECD Health Policy Studies Strengthening Health Information Infrastructure for Health Care Quality Governance Good Practices, New Opportunities and Data Privacy Protection Challenges

Health data constitutes a significant resource in most OECD countries that could be used to improve population health, the quality of health care and the performance of health systems. Rising levels of chronic diseases; concerns about the quality and safety of patient care; the need to assure value for investments in health care; and the need to allocate health resources wisely; are all too import...