From Data

To Evidence-Based Action

Making a Difference Through the Northern Health Information Partnership

HIU Catchment AreasHIU Catchment Areas

Pre-NHIP

What Are the HIUs?What Are the HIUs?

Public Health Units

Universities /Rural Medical School

District Health Councils

HIU Program in collaboration with

MOHLTC

Regional collaborative partnerships

Knowledge is a fluid mix of framed Knowledge is a fluid mix of framed experience, values, contextual experience, values, contextual information, and expert insight information, and expert insight that provides a framework for that provides a framework for evaluating and incorporating new evaluating and incorporating new experience and information. It experience and information. It originates in the minds of originates in the minds of knowers. knowers.

MalhotraMalhotra

To conceive of knowledge as a To conceive of knowledge as a collection of information collection of information seems to rob the concept of all seems to rob the concept of all its life…. Knowledge resides its life…. Knowledge resides in the user and not in the in the user and not in the collection. It is how the user collection. It is how the user reacts to collection information reacts to collection information that matters. that matters. Churhman, C.WChurhman, C.W

In short, NHIP has developed a

“Knowledge Partnership”

Key Components of Knowledge Key Components of Knowledge ManagementManagement

People, Content and TechnologyContent

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nology

Post-NHIP

NHIP

The Medical Care Model

The Community Care Model

Social Accountability Model

– This is just condescending

Build it and they will comeBuild it and they will come

Thanks for the wheels; but I ready need a plane right now

Build it with them and they will come

Help

It Starts With Asking the Right It Starts With Asking the Right Questions Questions

“In creative problem solving, it is more important to ask the right questions than to give the right answers. If you ask the wrong questions all the right answers are of little use"

Leslie Goh, Creative Management Consultant.

How Do We Do this?How Do We Do this?

Strategic plans – program logic modelPartner visitsBoard meetingsPartner meetingsIndividual contactCommittees

NHIP provide:

Through collaboration our goal is to aid our partners in developing more efficient and effective programs and policies using evidence-based principles to improve the health of Northern Ontarians

–Interaction –Infrastructure–Technology–Expertise

Data

Comes in the form of measurements

Information

Statement of fact aboutmeasurements

KnowledgePartnershipGoals

Ability to turn information into effective action

Knowledge

KnowledgePartnershipGoals

Data Collection and Sources

Processing and Exploration

Interpretation and Synthesis

Planning and Implementation

Problem Requiring Action

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Goal: to improve quality, relevance and accessibility of health data

Expertise

Many sources of data available to us:– Data Warehouse– Helps– Ontario Health Survey

Data Collection and Sources

Goal: to improve the ability of our partner agencies to analyze, present and use health data

On-line interfaces/cubes– Geographic Information Systems – Outcome Indicators (e.g., Mortality, morbidity)– Ontario Health Survey– Chart pages – CCHS Interface

Workshops / Presentations / On-line Learning Modules

Processing and Exploration

Success/Usability

Accessible

Interpretable

Useful

Believable

Available

Complete

Efficient

TimelyUseable

RelevantPresentation

Consistent

Credible

Accurate

•D-base design•Confidentiality•Access

•Design•Rich Data Models•Query Processing

•Updates•Evolution•Evaluation•Partnership

•Maintenance•Evaluation•Input from users

Building a successful data dissemination model

Health status– Northern Ontario Cancer Profile Report– Northern Ontario Injuries & Poisoning Profile

Report – Cardiovascular Disease in Northern Ontario

- Child Health Report

DHC / PHU Working Groups Universities – Curriculum Development

Committee

Interpretation and Synthesis

Northern Health Issues Strategy Steering Committee– Back Ground Report– Report Resource dBase– Symposium Report - NHISSC Strategic Health Planning Report

DHC / PHU Working Groups Universities – Impacting on the curriculum

development

Planning and Implementation

Benefits of the NHIP Benefits of the NHIP ProgramProgram

Helps ministry meet its business goals through evidence-based decision making

Making access to data more streamlined, faster and easier

Establish regional and provincial standards for data integration and manipulation

Cost effective

Reduces duplication

Improves utilization of partners and Ministry resources

Bring sectors together that previously worked in isolation – The POWER of COLLABORATION

Forms an effective entity to address regional issues and streamlines communication between the Ministry and the field

Creating a regional planning framework which encourages partners to make informed planning decisions based on meaningful data/information

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD ?

Evaluation FlexibilityBest PracticeStart simple and build on your

success

The Key To Success is The Key To Success is Eternal VigilanceEternal Vigilance

Dr. Kate O’Connor

Health Intelligence is more than applying data and information to a problem, in order to come up with a new strategy, program or whatever. Health Intelligence is the “added value” which results from the pooling of skills and the creative thinking of a diverse group who are interested in a common area. Health Intelligence is not an end in itself, but a means whereby the group can plan and carry out activities, which will ultimately improve the health and well being of individuals.