Information for Health: A Strategy for Building the National Health Information Infrastructure Report and Recommendations From the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics

Table of Contents

Report Cover

Members of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics

Transmittal Letter

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Staffing and Support

Executive Summary

Information for Health: A Strategy for Building the National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII)

1. Introduction
        Background and Overview of the Report
   

2. The NHII Vision in Brief
        Definition and Key Elements
        Three Dimensions: Personal Health, Healthcare Provider, and Population Health
   

3. Technical and Functional Building Blocks of the NHII
   

4. Contributing Activities and Prototype Programs
        Crosscutting Activities
        The Healthcare Provider Dimension
        The Population Health Dimension
        The Personal Health Dimension
        The Canadian Example
        The Leap to the NHII
   

5. Leadership as the Cornerstone of Implementation
        Gaps and Barriers
        Disparate Responsibilities Create a Fragmented Environment
        Operationalizing the Recommendations
        Three Major Stages To Realize the NHII
   

Recommendations for the National Health Information Infrastructure From the
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics

Endnotes

References

Appendix: Toward a National Health Information Infrastructure: Interim Report
prepared by the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Workgroup on the
National Health Information Infrastructure, June 2000

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