National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
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| EXPLANATION OF SOCIAL PROCESSES CHART |
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The social processes that produce health statistics are summarized on the next page in a chart that generalizes the steps needed to compile health statistics.
| Key features of the Chart Are |
- The chart abstracts the social processes underlying statistical work.
- Information is observed to record health conditions, care and outcomes.
- The process filters information as it moves from the actual conditions to those that are recorded, compiled, standardized, analyzed and reported.
- This facilitates understanding because it highlights key elements making them comprehensible while it promotes comparability.
- Yet, it also reflects the expectations brought by the organizations and analysts who manage the process.
- Reported results are more useful than the raw observations from which they are abstracted.
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