High-value health data supporting health care management, policy and innovation

This chapter explores the strengths and weaknesses in OECD countries’ health information systems and provides practical examples of strong health information systems and the benefits that have accrued to countries that have fostered them. Overall, the health information systems with the highest value in terms of data availability, maturity and use were found in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Israel, Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden and the United Kingdom (Scotland and Wales).