Building Learning Health Systems to Accelerate Research and Improve Outcomes of Clinical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Mike English and colleagues argue that as efforts are made towards achieving universal health coverage it is also important to build capacity to develop regionally relevant evidence to improve healthcare.

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Published in:PLoS medicine 2016-04, Vol.13 (4), p.e1001991-e1001991
Main Authors: English, Mike, Irimu, Grace, Agweyu, Ambrose, Gathara, David, Oliwa, Jacquie, Ayieko, Philip, Were, Fred, Paton, Chris, Tunis, Sean, Forrest, Christopher B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Biology and Life Sciences
Capacity Building
Collaboration
Computer and Information Sciences
Cooperative Behavior
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Decision making
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated - economics
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated - organization & administration
Developing Countries - economics
Evidence-Based Medicine
Health aspects
Health Care Costs
Health care industry
Health policy
Health Services Research
High income
Humans
Income
Information systems
Insurance, Health
Interdisciplinary Communication
Interoperability
Learning
Low income groups
Medical care quality
Medical research
Medically uninsured persons
Medicine and Health Sciences
National Health Programs - economics
National Health Programs - organization & administration
Patient-Centered Care
Patients
Policy Forum
Policy Making
Pragmatism
Quality Improvement
Research and Analysis Methods
Researchers
Science Policy
Social Sciences
Universal Health Insurance
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Summary:Mike English and colleagues argue that as efforts are made towards achieving universal health coverage it is also important to build capacity to develop regionally relevant evidence to improve healthcare.
ISSN:1549-1676
1549-1277
1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001991