From Data To Evidence-Based Action Making a Difference Through the Northern Health Information Partnership

HIU Catchment Areas

Pre-NHIP

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

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

Key Components of Knowledge Management People, Content and Technology Content People Technology

Post-NHIP NHIP

The Medical Care Model

The Community Care Model

Social Accountability Model

– This is just condescending Build 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 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? Strategic plans – program logic model Partner visits Board meetings Partner meetings Individual contact Committees

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 about measurements Knowledge Partnership Goals Ability to turn information into effective action Knowledge

Partnership Goals Data Collection and Sources Processing and Exploration Interpretation and Synthesis Planning and Implementation Problem Requiring Action <<

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 Timely Useable Relevant Presentation 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 Program 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 Flexibility Best Practice Start simple and build on your success The Key To Success is Eternal 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.