Measuring ICTs Adoption in Health Care Facilities in Uruguay

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2015:216:921.

Abstract

The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has gained an important role to enhance healthcare systems by increasing access to services, and improving the quality and equity of care. In order to evaluate the stage of ICTs adoption in the Uruguayan healthcare system, the Governmental Salud.uy Program carried out a national survey to establish the baseline for ICTs adoption, as well as define a set of indicators so as to evaluate the progress on this topic. Data was recorded following the OECD methodology.

MeSH terms

  • Health Facilities / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Medical Informatics / standards*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Technology Transfer
  • Uruguay