Tag: health informatics
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Digital Transformation for Improving Child Health in South Asia: Do We Need a Reboot?
Introduction: The Digital Promise for Child Health Digital transformation has the potential to revolutionize how families access care, how health workers deliver services, and how data drive decision-making. For South Asia, where millions of children rely on primary health care, robust digital systems could improve coverage, reduce delays, and empower communities. Yet turning promise into…
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Nursing Minimum Datasets in Long-Term Care Settings: A Scoping Review
Introduction and Background Nursing minimum datasets (NMDSs) are defined as a minimum set of information items with uniform definitions and categories that address the essential dimensions of nursing care across diverse health care settings. In long-term care (LTC) — including residential homes, nursing homes, and rehabilitation facilities for older adults — NMDSs aim to standardize…
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Nursing Minimum Datasets in Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review of What’s Next for Data-Driven Care
Introduction: The Growing Need for Standardized Nursing Data in Long-Term Care As populations age and care needs become more complex, long-term care facilities—from nursing homes to rehabilitation centers—face a surge in data requirements. Nursing minimum datasets (NMDSs) are designed to provide a standardized, uniform set of nursing information that supports multiple data users in the…
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Nursing Minimum Datasets in Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review
Overview Nursing Minimum Datasets (NMDSs) are defined as a minimal set of nursing information with uniform definitions and categories, designed to meet the information needs of multiple health data users. In long-term care, NMDSs can standardize documentation, support policy decisions, and enable interprofessional data use across diverse settings such as nursing homes, retirement communities, and…
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Data Equity and Innovation in Public Health: From Social Determinants to Community-Powered AI
Introduction: A Data-Driven Shift in Public Health The public health landscape is changing rapidly as vast datasets—from electronic health records to wearables, imaging, and social media—inform decision‑making. This convergence of data science, AI, and multimodal data holds the promise of accelerating health improvements, yet it also risks widening disparities if equity is not embedded in…