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health information systems  

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  • The collection of data about individuals and populations to facilitate the delivery of health services. In a biomedically dominated health system the important data is considered to be that which is about individuals, their bodies, and their unique chances of falling sick or becoming diseased. [Source: The Sage Dictionary of Health and Society; Health Information Systems]

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