

Information Needs Associated with the Changing Organization and Delivery of Health Care: Summary of Perceptions, Activities, Key Gaps, and Priorities. 1. Where Has Information Come From?
Though the health care system is complex, current sources of information correspond to the three types of data needs previously discussed: health resources and structure, (inputs from facilities, providers, insurer/payer coverage vehicles), indicators of the process of care (utilization of discrete services) and--least commonly--outcomes of care (