Health Informatics in Developing Countries: Going beyond Pilot Practices to Sustainable Implementations: A Review of the Current Challenges

ObjectivesInformation technology is an essential tool to improve patient safety and the quality of care, and to reduce healthcare costs. There is a scarcity of large sustainable implementations in developing countries. The objective of this paper is to review the challenges faced by developing count...

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Main Authors: Daniel Luna, Alfredo Almerares, John Charles Mayan, Fernán González Bernaldo de Quirós, Carlos Otero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Medical Informatics 2014-01-01
Series:Healthcare Informatics Research
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Online Access:http://e-hir.org/upload/pdf/hir-20-3.pdf