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. 2024 Nov 4;16:455–472. doi: 10.2147/JHL.S487589

Table 3.

Recommendations for Aligning Policy and Resourcing Requirements with Health System Building Blocks and Overall Health System Outcomes

Building Blocks of a Health System Digital Changes Required Health System Goals Health System Outcomes
  • Service delivery

  • Digital governance alignment between corporate and clinical governance.

  • Access

  • Coverage

  • Quality

  • Safety

  • Improved Health

  • Responsiveness

  • Social and Financial Risk Protection

  • Improved Efficiency

  • Health workforce

  • Training in vendor management and negotiation for managers.

  • Digital literacy training programs for healthcare workers.

  • Health information systems

  • Organizational technology integration strategies.

  • Access to essential health-related commodities and products

  • Contemporary digital health procurement guidelines need to be established and utilized.

  • Financing

  • Financing available to incorporate and maintain digital systems.

  • Leadership/governance

  • Integration of clinical decision support systems, data information exchanges, and analytics tools to enable data-informed decision-making.