Health information technology in primary health care in developing countries: a literature review.

This paper explores the debate and initiatives concerning the use of information technology (IT) in primary health care in developing countries. The literature from 1992-2002 was identified from searches of the MEDLINE, Latin American and Caribbean Health Science Literature Database (LILACS), Cochra...

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Publicado en:Bulletin of the World Health Organization Vol. 82; no. 11; pp. 867 - 875
Autores principales: Tomasi E, Facchini LA, De Fatima Santos Maia M
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: World Health Organization Nov2004
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          Tomasi E
          Facchini LA
          De Fatima Santos Maia M
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          Developing Countries
          Diffusion of Innovation
          Medical Informatics
          Primary Health Care Administration
          Decision Support Systems, Clinical
          Health and Welfare Planning
          Patient Record Systems
          Telemedicine
      ab: This paper explores the debate and initiatives concerning the use of information technology (IT) in primary health care in developing countries. The literature from 1992-2002 was identified from searches of the MEDLINE, Latin American and Caribbean Health Science Literature Database (LILACS), Cochrane Library and Web of Science databases. The search identified 884 references, 350 of which were classified according to the scheme described by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). For the analysis of advantages, problems and perspectives of IT applications and systems, 52 articles were selected according to their potential contribution to the primary health-care processes in non-developed countries. These included: 10 on electronic patient registries (EPR), 22 on process and programmatic action evaluation and management systems (PPAEM) and 20 on clinical decision-support systems (CDS). The main advantages, limitations and perspectives are discussed.
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