Glossary of terms on Information Systems for Health

Abstract

The PAHO Digital Transformation Toolkit was created with the aim of offering managerial, technical, knowledge, communication, and academic resources to all those health professionals, decisionmakers, and institutions dedicated to strengthening health information systems. Its guiding vision is that of achieving universal access to health and universal health coverage in the Region through access to good-quality data, strategic information, and digital health tools for decision-making and well-being. The category of technical tools within the PAHO Digital Transformation Toolkit is based on offering documents that facilitate implementation of policies, recommendations, data governance frameworks, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, analysis, and other rapid evaluation tools for the Information Systems for Health initiative in countries.