Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Interoperability: Understanding two key concepts for a better Public Health response
Abstract
It is critical to have immediate access to patient data in one place, at the right time and in the right
format for quick responses and coordinated actions and decisions, especially for those who are in the
most vulnerable conditions. But also, an adequate and interoperable EHR facilitates the access and
sharing of data within the public health system, thus allowing better monitoring and reporting of
suspected and confirmed cases, treatment
regimens and abnormal conditions, among many
others, in an agile and more faithful way than
through a paper-based or “non-interoperable”
system. This allows to understand more quickly the
behavior of the pandemic in a given population; so
that adequate and timely containment and/or
mitigation interventions can be made. Series: Digital Transformation Toolkit. Knowledge Tools; 11.
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