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- Title
The use of Information and Communication Technologies in Primary Health Care in Brazil - the period of 2014 to 2018.
- Authors
Bender, Janaína Duarte; Facchini, Luiz Augusto; Velez Lapão, Luís Miguel; Tomasi, Elaine; Thumé, Elaine
- Abstract
Information and Communication Technologies in Health allow the storage and processing of digital data, access to information and remote communications. The objective of this article was to describe the use of these Technologies to support clinical practice and continuing education by primary health care teams in Brazil the period of 2014 to 2018, within the scope of the Access and Quality Improvement Program Basic, according to characteristics of the geopolitical context. It's a cross-sectional study that analyzed the data collected from the teams of the Basic Health Units. A growing use by the teams of Telehealth resources, the Telemedicine University Network and the Open University of the Unified Health System was observed to aid clinical practice and permanent health education. In the North and Northeast regions, the use of these Technologies doubled, from cycle II to cycle III. The need for investments in infrastructure, human resources in Primary Health Care, qualification and professional training is a way to strengthen the Unified Health System and its Health Care Network, contributing to a continuous flow of care, with quality and access universal.
- Subjects
PRIMARY health care; MEDICAL technology; INFORMATION &; communication technologies; HEALTH education; CONTINUING education; HEALTH care teams
- Publication
Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2024, Vol 29, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1413-8123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1413-81232024291.19882022EN