D'Agostino Marcelo, Marti Myrna, Otero Paula, Doane Daniel, Brooks Ian, Garcia Saiso Sebastian, Nelson Jennifer, Tejerina Luis, Bagolle Alexandre, Medina Mejia Felipe, Luna Daniel, Curioso Walter H, Lourenço Viviane, Malek Victoria, de Cosio Gerardo
Pan American Health Organization Washington, D.C. United States of America Pan American Health Organization, Washington, D.C., United States of America.
International Consultant Argentina International Consultant, Argentina.
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2021 Nov 1;45:e143. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2021.143. eCollection 2021.
The article's main objective is to propose a new definition for Information Systems for Health, which is characterized by the identification and involvement of all the parts of a complex and interconnected process for data collection and decision-making in public health in the information society. The development of the concept was through a seven-step process including document analysis, on-site and virtual sessions for experts, and an online survey of broader health professionals. This new definition seeks to provide a holistic view, process, and approach for managing interoperable applications and databases that ethically considers open and free access to structured and unstructured data from different sectors, strategic information, and information and communication technology (ICT) tools for decision-making for the benefit of public health. It also supports the monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals and the implementation of universal access to health and universal health coverage as well as Health in All Policies as an approach to promote health-related policies across sectors. Information Systems for Health evolves from preconceptions of health information systems to an integrated and multistakeholder effort that ensures better care and better policy-making and decision-making.
本文的主要目标是为卫生信息系统提出一个新定义，其特点是识别并纳入信息社会中公共卫生数据收集和决策这一复杂且相互关联过程的所有部分。该概念的发展历经七个步骤，包括文献分析、专家现场和虚拟会议，以及对更广泛卫生专业人员的在线调查。这个新定义旨在为管理可互操作的应用程序和数据库提供一个整体的视角、流程和方法，从伦理角度考虑开放和免费获取来自不同部门的结构化和非结构化数据、战略信息以及用于决策的信息通信技术（ICT）工具，以造福公共卫生。它还支持对可持续发展目标的监测，以及实现全民健康覆盖和全民健康普及，同时支持“健康融入所有政策”这一促进跨部门健康相关政策的方法。卫生信息系统从对健康信息系统的先入之见演变为一项综合的、多方利益相关者参与的努力，以确保更好的医疗服务以及更好的政策制定和决策。
