Using population risk prediction for healthcare planning: a qualitative study of healthcare planners' experiences and views.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although English National Health Service (NHS) policymakers are eager to mandate use of data analytics to inform healthcare planning and prevention, little is known about what happens in practice. This study investigated the ways in which planners within the local payer organizations use population risk prediction models to inform their planning of healthcare and enablers and barriers to use of such tools.

Methods

Qualitative case study design across five payer organizations. Interviews (n = 20) were conducted with senior decision-makers from various backgrounds. Analysis was guided by diffusion of innovation frameworks.

Results

Financially stable organizations with existing investment in health intelligence using linked data were more likely to report use

SUBMITTER: George J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12395939 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature