Hartgerink M J
Int J Epidemiol. 1976 Mar;5(1):87-91. doi: 10.1093/ije/5.1.87.
This paper begins by describing the historical background to health surveillance and planning in the Netherlands from their beginnings in the late Middle Ages. It goes on to discuss the present organization of health care and recent attempts to obtain more reliable and comprehensive information on which to base health care planning. The rudiments of a general health information system already exist and a feasibility study for establishing such a system on a regional basis has been proposed.
本文开篇描述了荷兰从中世纪晚期起源的健康监测与规划的历史背景。接着讨论了当前的医疗保健组织情况以及近期为获取更可靠、全面的信息以用于医疗保健规划所做的尝试。一个通用健康信息系统的雏形已然存在，并且有人提议开展一项关于在区域基础上建立这样一个系统的可行性研究。
