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How is healthcare information used to monitor trends in disease?

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Compare the rates of incidence and/or mortality rates over time, between places/socioeconomic groups etc., or a combination.

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What factor in health information determine health and healthcare needs?

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How common (prevalence -> resources needed), how serious (severity -> priority -> services needed), how expensive (cost -> budget).

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How can trends in disease be used?

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Can show where more resources will be needed using future projections.

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What issues can there be when observing trends?

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Chance (random) variation or artifactual (systematic) errors - eg. different methods for recording data being introduced.

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How is healthcare information used to monitor performance in healthcare?

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Number or rate of deaths/complications by certain healthcare professionals or hospitals, disease rates at hospitals.