Slack C B, Hirschfeld C, Benford M S
Comput Nurs. 1989 Mar-Apr;7(2):61-7.
The Maternal and Child Health Information Network (MATCH) contains numerous data elements. The process of converting these data into information is an essential component of comprehensive management information system planning. This process must address not only the end-user mechanics of data retrieval, but also the framework for how data can be used in program administration. Although potential data use contributes to and may in fact drive system design, the reality of integrating computer and data usage into daily activities presents a different set of challenges in system implementation. For both state and local end-users, barriers to system use had to be addressed. In terms of directing system use, it was helpful to provide a format for categorizing data needs. The broad categories of data needs identified for program administration were planning, research, evaluation, management, and collaboration. Numerous initiatives have evolved for each of these categories.
母婴健康信息网络（MATCH）包含众多数据元素。将这些数据转化为信息的过程是综合管理信息系统规划的重要组成部分。这个过程不仅要解决数据检索的终端用户机制问题，还要解决数据如何用于项目管理的框架问题。尽管潜在的数据使用有助于并实际上可能推动系统设计，但将计算机和数据使用整合到日常活动中的现实情况在系统实施中带来了一系列不同的挑战。对于州和地方的终端用户来说，必须解决系统使用的障碍。在指导系统使用方面，提供一种对数据需求进行分类的格式很有帮助。为项目管理确定的数据需求大致类别包括规划、研究、评估、管理和协作。针对这些类别中的每一个都已经发展出了许多举措。
