Defining and conceptualising data harmonisation: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data harmonisation is an important intervention to strengthen health systems functioning. It has the potential to enhance the production, accessibility and utilisation of routine health information for clinical and service management decision-making. It is important to understand the range of definitions and concepts of data harmonisation, as well as how its various social and technical components and processes are thought to lead to better health management decision-making. However, there is lack of agreement in the literature, and in practice, on definitions and conceptualisations of data harmonisation, making it difficult for health system decision-makers and researchers to design, implement, evaluate and compare data harmonisation interventions. This scoping review a

SUBMITTER: Schmidt BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6284298 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature