Patient medical records: Digitization is no longer an option and should be mandatory

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v14i3.2137

Keywords:

Digital literacy, Medical records, Patient medical history, Confientiality, Information.

Abstract

Medical records have been transforming from exclusively paper-based into, in many cases, exclusively digital. This change has occurred gradually: initially isolated from the local or national health information system and then in the integration process or already completely interconnected with the entire system. This is due to the society’s access to electronic systems that can communicate and exchange data with each other in an agile and technologically interoperable way. However, there are still great challenges on how to achieve this interoperability and to establish data security, privacy, and confientiality; however, medical records in digital format are today a powerful and indispensable tool for decision-making, policy formulation, and proper public health management.

Author Biographies

Marcelo D'Agostino, Organización Panamericana de la Salud. Washington, DC

M.D. em Information and Knowledge Management pela University of Cataluna.

Felipe Mejia Medina, Organización Panamericana de la Salud. Washington, DC

MSc. em International Health pela Universitat Heidelberg.

Myrna C. Marti, Organización Panamericana de la Salud. Washington, DC

M.D. in Information Systems pela University of Belgrano.

Sebastian Garcia Saiso, Organización Panamericana de la Salud. Washington, DC

M.D., MSc. em Public Health pela London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

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2020-09-29

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D’Agostino, M., Medina, F. M., Marti, M. C., & Saiso, S. G. (2020). Patient medical records: Digitization is no longer an option and should be mandatory. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 14(3). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v14i3.2137

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Vol. 14 No. 3 (2020): Dossiê Preservação Digital

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Notes on current situations

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