Health informatics · Health policy

Evidence for decisions.
Systems that work.

Dr. Kola Adegoke works across health informatics, policy evaluation, outcomes research, implementation, and organizational leadership—turning complex questions into practical decisions, measurable programs, and usable systems.

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Portrait of Dr. Kola Adegoke
Dr. Kola AdegokeScholar · Practitioner · Leader

At the intersection

One practice.
Four connected disciplines.

The strongest health decisions connect evidence to the systems, people, and operating conditions that determine whether an idea succeeds in practice.

Health informatics

Workflow, interoperability, data requirements, measurement design, and decision-support approaches grounded in how care is delivered.

Policy & outcomes research

Rigorous questions, defensible methods, administrative data, and transparent interpretation for consequential policy decisions.

Program evaluation

Clear theories of change, measurable indicators, mixed-methods evidence, and reporting built for accountability and learning.

Implementation & operations

Practical workflows, governance, milestones, quality controls, and handoffs that help evidence survive contact with the real world.

20+Years across health and systems work
3Countries shaping the perspective
4Connected fields of practice

Current leadership

Evidence-led work, organizationally grounded.

My work sits across enterprise, research, and mission-driven settings, with a consistent focus on clarity, accountability, and measurable improvement.

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President

Bimkorlings Consults™

Health informatics, program evaluation, outcomes research, and implementation advisory work for healthcare and public-interest organizations.

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Managing Director

Coasterners Health Access Foundation

Mission-driven leadership supporting health equity, digital inclusion, health education, applied research, and community empowerment.

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Managing Director

Coasterners Pharmacy and Stores Limited

Community pharmacy and health-systems work connecting service delivery, data, measurement, and implementation.

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Evidence pathways converging into a decision

Featured publication

When policy changes the payment model, what changes inside the hospital?

A difference-in-differences analysis examined whether Maryland's all-payer global budget revenue model changed hospital margins and revenue per discharge relative to Massachusetts from 2010 through 2023.

Adegoke, K. (2026). Did Maryland's All-Payer Global Budget Revenue Model Change Hospital Margins and Revenue per Discharge? Health Services Insights.
doi.org/10.1177/11786329261486708

Working principles

Rigor without losing the room.

Technical quality matters. So do the decisions, workflows, and people that the evidence must serve.

Start with the decision

Clarify the choice, audience, and consequence before selecting the method.

Make assumptions visible

Document limitations, definitions, and tradeoffs so confidence is earned.

Design for use

Translate findings into tools and workflows that teams can actually operate.

Measure what matters

Connect outputs to outcomes, equity, service quality, and accountability.

A clear next step

Bring the policy question, workflow problem, or evaluation decision.

I work best where evidence must lead to action—across health informatics, evaluation, research, and implementation.