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Table 4 Ideas on what information needs should be addressed by the Results Centre

From: How should healthcare be reported in Catalonia? Qualitative study with healthcare leaders

Idea

Frequency

Intensity and agreement

Mean (CV)

Total

PC

HC

LTC

PC

HC

LTC

Incorporation of non-healthcare information (socio-economic determinants of health, human resources, efficiency of the system, PROM, PREM, quality of life, comfort, etc.)

21

9

1

11

4.4 (0.1)

2.3 (0.7)

4.2 (0.2)

Adjustment and contextualisation of the indicators to allow comparison between centres; elaboration of tailor-made reports with standardised parameters according to different areas.

14

4

6

4

3.9 (0.2)

4.4 (0.2)

4.5 (0.2)

Interactive and dynamic system that allowed continuous monitoring and improved the periodicity, format, and channel of information presentation

8

3

5

4.4 (0.2)

4.5 (0.2)

Mainstreaming and the need to communicate to the public

7

3

4

4.5 (0.1)

3.4 (0.4)

Segmented information oriented to key processes

6

1

4

1

2.8 (0.5)

4.9 (0.1)

2.3 (0.5)

Unification and homogeneity of reliable sources; integration of indicators

6

4

2

3.8 (0.2)

4.1 (0.2)

Resolution and cross-source linked data to enable decision-making based on feedback on the effectiveness of interventions

6

4

2

4.5 (0.2)

3.5 (0.4)

Redesign of the system so it is not a repository of indicators; review and refinement of some indicators according to the ‘less is more’ principle

3

1

2

4.0 (0.2)

4.0 (0.3)

Need to validate the Minimum Basic Data Set and other sources of information

2

1

1

4.4 (0.1)

3.2 (0.5)

Territory-adjusted indicators

2

1

1

3.6 (0.2)

4.2 (0.2)

Inclusion of desirable and relevant indicators as judged by those who interpret the data

2

1

1

4.1 (0.1)

3.6 (0.3)

Easy and differentiated access to the scorecard of indicators for managers, professionals, and the public

2

1

1

4.0 (0.1)

2.5 (0.5)

  1. Frequency: Number of times the same idea was repeated independently
  2. Intensity: Mean of the scores assigned to each idea by the experts.
  3. Agreement: Coefficient of variation.
  4. CV Coefficient of variation, PC Primary care, HC Hospital care, LTC Long-term care.