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Indigenous populations in Mexico have been discriminated against in health statistics. Although the multicultural nature of the country was recognized in 1992, ethnicity was not included in the health information system until 2010. Despite attempts to register, monitor and evaluate the health of indigenous peoples, efforts must be redoubled to make visible their health conditions, their determinants and the health system’s response to them, as well as the disparities they face in relation to the national population. With this commitment, the National Institute of Public Health created the Institutional Program Health of Indigenous Peoples in 2019, followed by the Observatory of the Health of Indigenous People in 2022, to improve research, data collection and dissemination of information on indigenous health and contribute to better respond to their needs and reduce inequalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To present the retrieval and analysis of clinical data from anamneses in the. Electronic Health Record (EHR), referred to in this research as Interface Terminology. Methods:The clinical data collection process in this research was carried out on electronic patient records from a private hospital. The data sample consisted of 18,256 anamneses from the field of gynecology in 2018. The clinical data was retrieved through Natural Language Processing using the Python language. The most frequent terms related to clinical data were analysed, such as abbreviations and acronyms, stop words, procedures, and n-grams. Results: Clinical data has the potential to be reused for scientific production, epidemiological profiling and in the creation of dictionaries and enrichment of controlled vocabularies for PEP and other health information systems. They are also important in defining algorithms for information retrieval. As a result, a repository was created in the OSF (https://osf.io/de43a/) containing spreadsheets and tables with clinical data for reuse in the delimitation of algorithms, as well as the creation of a word cloud to identify the most frequent terms in electronic patient records in the field of Gynecology. The algorithms used to retrieve the information were made available on the GitHub digital repository. Conclusions: Clinical data is information about the patient, used for care purposes, hospital administrative issues, allowing research related to the patient's health and illness. The Interface Terminology, exemplified in the research hospital's EHR, presented a diversity of clinical data in the anamneses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article systematizes the main actions taken to address the essential public health functions (EPHF) in the context of the digital transformation of health systems. A narrative review was conducted, in which the conceptual framework of the renewed EPHF was linked to the eight guiding principles of the digital transformation of the health sector. In the selected publications, the main actions in digital transformation included electronic health records, telemedicine, digital health legislation, digital literacy, patient portals, open-source technologies, and data governance. These actions make it possible to increase the quality and efficiency of health systems, promote accessibility, and improve health outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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INTRODUCTION: The future health information systems professional must develop necessary skills for fulfillment in action modes as society expects from him, in the areas of Information in Health. OBJECTIVE: to explain the importance of informational competencies development in SIS students. METHOD: A qualitative study of a descriptive nature was carried out that allowed to analyze, synthesize documents and bibliography during the second semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. RESULTS: Theoretical systematizations of different national of concepts of professional and informational competences were carried out, defining as informational competences "The system of knowledge, skills and values, who train future SIS professionals to determine when they need information, how to locate it, how to assess their suitability, and give them proper professional use; through the efficient use of ICTs in health information management processes." CONCLUSIONS: The Bachelor of HIS is a professional who must have technical, teaching and scientific competences, in the term informational competence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article describes eight guiding principles for the digital transformation of the health sector and identifies their relationship with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as highlighting their importance to countries undergoing digital transformation processes. In the Region of the Americas, among other gaps, 30% of people do not have access to the Internet, which is why it is mandatory to develop policies and actions to deliver public health interventions equitably and sustainably to ensure that no one is left behind. The eight principles focus on the four areas of a sustainable health system -- human, social, economic and environmental -- and highlight the broader possibilities using digital technology to impact the sustainability of health systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. To compare the differences in treatment coverage of patients with systemic arterial hypertension and the proportion of patients with controlled AHT, between December 2020 and December 2021 in health facilities that implemented the HEARTS Initiative, and to explore the facilitators and barriers related to information systems in Mexico. Methods. Descriptive ecological observational study. The results at health facilities that have begun implementing the HEARTS Initiative (n=29) in Chiapas and Sonora were compared, with respect to the variables of treatment coverage and control of AHT, across four periods (semesters) in 2020 and 2021. Results. There were more women than men in treatment and with controlled AHT in the different age groups. Some barriers were identified in information systems (e.g., multiplicity of systems, lack of interoperability, limited internet connectivity in health facilities), as well as facilitators (e.g., free access to information, availability of data from previous years, generation of estimates and projections). Conclusions. Sixteen (55%) of the implementing facilities improved the proportion of patients with controlled AHT in the period covered by the study. It is important to monitor indicators at the process level, and this should be accompanied by a redistribution of functions in health teams. It is also important to ensure a supply of medicines to enhance the effectiveness of the strategy. It is suggested to strengthen implementation with the key drivers for the control of arterial hypertension. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Public instances use indigenous languages in communications about COVID-19; but the availability of such materials is still very limited and sometimes are not accessible enough. Objective: To generate health communications according to the reality of the most numerous indigenous group in Mexico, the maya. Methodology: We conformed a multidisciplinary working team, and to identify the necessities of information, we performed a search for official materials and a survey in Mayan communities. We generated and adjusted the communications considering linguistic and sociocultural conditions. Results: All products were spoken in maya because the majority of maya speakers do not read in their language. We generated three videos and a podcast series of six episodes, in digital format and for traditional radio. They include general health information and topics with limited coverage in maya language. Conclusion: With our communication materials, we expect to contribute to equity in information about COVID-19 and to make more visible the importance of maya language in health messages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: To describe the characteristics of violence against adolescents in Brazil reported from the Violence and Accident Surveillance System (VIVA). Methods: A descriptive study, based on data from the VIVA, Brazil, from 2009 to 2016. The variables analyzed were age, gender, race, place of occurrence, bond between the aggressor and the victim, and suspected of alcohol use in cases of physical, psychological/moral and sexual violence. Descriptive statistics and tends proportion test with STATA were used. Results: The prevalence rate of physical violence in the 15-19 years age bracket reached 104.4 per 100,000 cases, and the prevalence of sexual violence in the 10-14 years age bracket was 38.5 per 100,000 cases. Sexual violence reached 52.0 per 100,000 cases in girls, compared to 4.5 per 100,000 in boys. There was a significant upward trend in physical violence in the 15-19 years age bracket, and in sexual violence in the 10-14 years age bracket. Both types of violence affecting more frequently brown and indigenous races, and happening at the victim's home, with the perpetrator being the adolescent's boyfriend. In cases of sexual violence, the suspicion of alcohol use by the aggressor has grown. The percentage change in physical and psychological violence increased by more than 400%. Conclusions: Regardless of the type of violence, there was an increase in the eight years. Notifications of physical and sexual violence were more frequent, affecting mainly girls, in their residence, being a friend/acquaintance or boyfriend of the victim the main aggressors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to relate the coverage by the FHS and the availability of respirators with the transmission and mortality rate of COVID-19 in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Materials and methods: this is an ecological study, which uses computational models of geospatial analysis on the progress of COVID-19 to the 295 cities in Santa Catarina. The correlation between the FHS coverage and the number of respirators grouped in the mesoregions was calculated with the COVID-19 transmission and mortality rates. Results: the state had low infection rates of 0.07% and mortality of 1.72%, when compared to Brazil. There was an increase in cases in smaller municipalities, indicating the interiorization of the pandemic. There was no correlation between FHS coverage with infection and mortality. However, respirators are associated with lower mortality. Conclusion: regional disparity was found in the presence of respirators in the state’s micro-regions, suggesting an imbalance in the quality of care for critically ill patients during the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The objective of this study was to correct and estimate five-year homicide rates in Bahia, Brazil, for the 1996-2015 period. An ecological study of the homicides was carried out using official data from the Mortality Information System of the Ministry of Health. Deaths due to assault are classified in the codes X85-Y09 of the International Classification of Disease 10th Revision (ICD-10). A proportional redistribution of deaths classified as events of undetermined intent (Y10-Y34) was carried out and mortality correction factors were applied. In the analyzed period, 67,599 homicides were registered in the Mortality Information System; after the second correction, 88,429 homicide deaths were estimated. Comparing the official and adjusted figures, there was an underreporting of 30.8%. The highest corrected homicide rates were observed in the eastern region, in Pojuca (129.8 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants), Lauro de Freitas (117.7) and Simões Filho (114.3); in the southern region, in Santa Luzia (121.4), Valença (87.6) and Itabuna (86.5); and in the far south, Santa Cruz Cabrália (128.2), Itabela (113.3) and Porto Seguro (106.8). After correction, there was an increase in homicides in all of the five-year periods in the municipalities analyzed, which resulted in an even higher mortality rate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The countries of the Region of the Americas Numerous have experienced many changes since the Declaration of Alma- Ata in 1978, such as globalization, new epidemiologic and demographic profiles, and the information and communication technology revolution. Nevertheless, the primary health care models in many countries of the region still endure numerous challenges, including the disarticulation of the levels of care and an inefficient management of information. It is urgent to implement a strong, flexible, and interoperable health information system that would allow the suitable access to precise, reliable, and consistent information about the health of the population. This article discusses the perspectives to develop a digital primary health care system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Peru has a low coverage of deaths with a cause of death (54%) and a poor-quality registration of causes of death, as about 30% of causes of death are classified as poorly-defined or not very useful for the formulation of public policies. In response to these problems, the Ministry of Health, together with other government agencies, with the support of the Bloomberg Philanthropies «Data for Health Initiative,» is implementing the National Death Registry Information System (SINADEF). The objective of this article is to describe the process of strengthening the mortality information system in Peru, focused on the implementation of SINADEF. The activities that have been carried out are described in the following areas: a) Management of the mortality information system, b) Process standardization, c) Use of information and communication technology, d) Coverage of deaths with medical certificate, e) Improvement of the quality of information, f) Development of studies, and g) Monitoring of processes. Since the implementation of SINADEF in August 2016 until July 2018, 28,407 users of the SINADEF application have been created and a total of 122,411 deaths have been registered. The quality of data recording, including the cause of death, has been improved, while low coverage of deaths with a cause of death still persists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to disclose the response capacity of the Health Information Systems (HIS) in Colombia to support an inspection, surveillance and control model (ISC) driven towards the monitoring of the risks undermining the access, use and quality of the health services. This paper is based on a descriptive cross-sectional study under a risk management approach including a review of the regulations framework dealing with the threats to the effective enjoyment of the right to health (EERH) and the characteristics of the information reported by the actors in the system, which is required to carry out the said monitoring. The data supporting the monitoring to the health care processes and its impact on the population health are not enough to appropriately oversee the risks involved. Advantage should be taken from the changes currently taking place in the health system in order to rethink how the system performance is taken as monitored object. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To evaluate overall quality of death certification and quality of cancer mortality certification in Colombia. Methods: Classic validity indexes were described through simple percentages for each department and five cities: Bogotá, Cali, Manizales, Pasto and Bucaramanga. A factorial analysis of principal components was performed in order to identify non-evident relationships. Results: 984,159 deaths were analyzed, 164,542 corresponding to cancer deaths. 93.7% of the overall mortality was properly certified. Most errors were due to signs, symptoms and ill-defined conditions. 92.8% of the cancer deaths were properly certified. Ill-defined cancers site certification prevailed as the most frequent cause of error. Conclusions: Colombia showed improvement in all indicators of quality certification. Given the high performance of quality indicators for overall death and cancer death certification, it is considered that mortality data can be used in the cancer incidence estimation process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It was decided to elaborate a didactic educational software for the learning of the Computer science subject, as a solution to the failures detected in the urdergraduate and postgraduate students of the subject Health Information Systems. This software was designed with the tool Chreasoft 3.1, and it was structured in modules that link texts, images and videos, which livens up and motivates learning and it speeds up the study of the contents of the subject. Finally a compatible computer product was achieved with similar operating systems for Windows and Linux, contributing to the teaching-learning process as it makes possible the constant development of students and professors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In developing countries, there are no high quality data to support decision-making and governance due to inadequate information collection and transmission processes. Our project WawaRed-Peru: "Reducing health inequities and improving maternal health by improving health information systems" aims to improve maternal health processes and indicators through the implementation of interoperability standards for maternal health information systems in order for decision makers to have timely, high quality information. Through this project, we hope to support the development of better health policies and to also contribute to reducing problems of health equity among Peruvian women and potentially women in other developing countries. The aim of this article is to present the current state of information systems for maternal health in Peru. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the technological advances of recent decades and the many documented benefits, the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) in health remains a major challenge for healthcare organizations. Looking to contribute to the analysis of multiple variables involved at the time of achieving successful implementation, we apply a socio-technical model to analyze the experience of computerization of the clinical layer in the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires. The conceptual framework applied consists of eight interconnected dimensions that allow the review of different aspects to consider at the time of design, development, implementation, use and evaluation of the application of ICT. Considering the evolution of our project, we divided it into three stages, so that each of the dimensions is analyzed in each of the stages. The socio-technical model applied resulted in an appropriate tool for assessing our implementation of ICT in health, allowing us the analysis of the eight dimensions, including retrospectively. Applying this analysis to each of the stages of the evolution of our institutional project we were able to show that by taking into account all aspects together, its execution was facilitated and allowed us to identify areas for improvement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article we present the essential components and policies that are most relevant regarding the conceptual framework to strengthen the health information systems in Peru. The article also presents the main policies, actions and strategies made in the field of electronic health in Peru that are most significant. The health information systems in Peru play a key role and are expected to achieve an integrated and interoperable information system. This will allow health information to be complete, efficient, of good quality and available in a timely manner to achieve better quality of life for people and allow meaningful modernization of public health in the context of health reform in Peru. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. Understand and analyze procedures used to create national integrated research agendas from 2007 to 2011 in Argentina, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, and Paraguay. Methods. Descriptive, cross-sectional study using an online survey of agenda preparation processes; specifically, development, integration, implementation, and use and dissemination of the agenda. Results. The 45 respondents reported following specific methodologies for agenda construction and had a good opinion of organizational aspects with regard to prior information provided and balance among disciplines and stakeholders. Some 60% considered the coordinators impartial, although 25% mentioned biases favoring some subject; 42% received technical support from consultants, reading matter, and methodological guidelines; 40% engaged in subject-matter priority-setting; and 55% confirmed dissemination and communication of the agenda. However, only 22% reported inclusion of agenda topics in national calls for research proposals. Conclusions. In the countries studied, development of the health research agenda was characterized by prior planning and appropriate organization to achieve consensus- based outcomes. Nevertheless, the agendas were not used in national calls for research proposals, reflecting lack of coordination in national health research systems and lack of connection between funders and researchers. It is recommended that stakeholders strengthen integration and advocacy efforts to modify processes and structures of agenda-based calls for research proposals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Information systems seek to facilitate the logistics of health care, allow health institutions to function effectively, help caregivers to act effectively, improve access to administrative, clinical and epidemiological data, both individual and collective, and simplify access to biomedical references. Objective: To identify progress in building an information system at the national level. Methodology: An exploratory, descriptive and observational study was performed in which qualitative methods are used to collect existing data for the identification and description of information systems in Colombia. Initially, a review was made of databases such as Lilacs, Google Scholar and SciELO over the past twenty years in the following countries: Venezuela, Cuba, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Spain, Costa Rica and Mexico. Recommendations: For the implementation and commissioning of a functional information system in the country, it is necessary to formulate general policies to facilitate national strategies aimed at generating projects, infrastructure development and maximizing resources. Conclusion: Technological advances can improve and master the information, which means mastering processes and decision-making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objectives of this work were to identify the most important topics, the main information needs and the aspects or suggestions for the construction of an information system regarding health care of child population in the municipalities. We carried out seven workshops in seven municipalities, with the participation of 71 representatives from 19 entities related to the health care of child population. We found that the lack of coordination, unification and consolidation of information causes decision taking to be performed based on outdated, incomplete or non-existent results. So, territories need a space to show the complete picture of the child population, to coordinate the different institutions and periodically consolidate topics of interest. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. To verify the association between individual demographic and socioeconomic variables and the incidence of self-reported tuberculosis in Brazil. Methods. This cross-sectional study used data from the health supplement of the 2008 National Research by Household Sample (PNAD) for Brazil's metropolitan areas. An analysis was done of the association between demographic, social, and health service use variables and the odds of having been diagnosed with tuberculosis, according to data from PNAD. Socioeconomic status was assessed based on per capita household income, educational attainment, race, and number of persons per bedroom. Having a place of reference for health care and having health insurance were used as proxy for access to health care, and having been to a doctor in the previous 12 months was used as a variable of health service use. Due to the complex sample design of PNAD, logistic regression was used, taking into account the design effect. Results. The odds of being diagnosed with tuberculosis increased with age and were greater among men. Within the nine metropolitan areas, the effect of income was observed starting at half the minimum wage, with odds decreasing as income increased. Not having seen a doctor in the previous year and having finished high school reduced the odds of reporting tuberculosis by 60%. Conclusions. Improving the living conditions of vulnerable population segments and facilitating their access to diagnosis should be primary strategies for controlling tuberculosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses the role of primary care physicians in the treatment of work-related diseases. The authors comment on the research conducted by these physicians into the causes of employee illnesses and describe the efforts to improve knowledge among employees and managers to prevent occupational hazards and illnesses.