2014
DOI: 10.4258/hir.2014.20.1.3
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Health Informatics in Developing Countries: Going beyond Pilot Practices to Sustainable Implementations: A Review of the Current Challenges

Abstract: 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 countries to achieve sustainable implementations in health informatics and possible ways to address them.MethodsIn this non-systematic review of the literature, articles were searched using the keywords medical informati… Show more

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“…It is crucial to know the challenges to be faced and solved for a successful implementation and development of e-health. This is even more important in developing countries, where uncertainity and instability are common (Luna et al, 2014). In the absence of solid evidence of its effects, key decision makers may doubt the effectiveness, which in turn, limits investment and in the long-term the integration of e-health services (Bergmo, 2015).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…It is crucial to know the challenges to be faced and solved for a successful implementation and development of e-health. This is even more important in developing countries, where uncertainity and instability are common (Luna et al, 2014). In the absence of solid evidence of its effects, key decision makers may doubt the effectiveness, which in turn, limits investment and in the long-term the integration of e-health services (Bergmo, 2015).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The role of ICT in enabling tertiary care in developing countries has been described earlier [54] and challenges on the road to sustainable implementation have been noted [55][56][57]. Our experience shows successful adoption and sustained use of the ICTP across 5 center in different settings with enhanced outcomes.…”
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confidence: 72%
“…The anticipation is that electronic data capturing tools may overcome substantial limitations of the paper-based system regarding saving time, improving the data quality, and minimizing overall cost [6,7,9,13,14]. Evaluations of such systems require periodic and setting context evidence to support the growing claim on their efficiency, effectiveness, and impacts [15,16].…”
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confidence: 99%