Imagine embarking on the construction of a house, only to find that the carpenters, electricians, and plumbers are each following a different blueprint. The result? You might end up with a bathtub in your kitchen! Yet, this scenario isn't far from reality when strong digital health foundations are lacking. To navigate these challenges, the Inter-American Development Bank … [Read more...] about Supporting Strong Foundations: The Digital Health Strategy Dashboard
Digital Transformation
RELACSIS 4.0: a Pan-American Highway for Digital Health is possible and 33 countries know it
What a Pan-American Highway for Digital Health would enable is that, if a person from El Salvador travels to Jamaica and experiences a health complication, their doctors could access their medical history and learn, for example, that the person is allergic to penicillin, among other relevant health data. This Pan-American Highway for Digital Health is possible, and the … [Read more...] about RELACSIS 4.0: a Pan-American Highway for Digital Health is possible and 33 countries know it
A national electronic health record system: two lessons from Costa Rica
Creating an electronic health record system might at times seem like an impossible undertaking, and it is true that building a successful system is no simple task. Such a system gives physicians access to complete information on patients, including all previous interactions with the health sector, the medications they take, and even socioeconomic factors that may be related to … [Read more...] about A national electronic health record system: two lessons from Costa Rica
But how much does this cost? The importance of understanding the total cost of digital health projects
Many digital projects fail because of the need of of an estimation of the real costs at the time of budgeting. According to our flagship document “The Golden Opportunity of Digital Health for Latin America and the Caribbean,” 53% of big companies in the United States mentioned their digital projects overran their initial budgets. A project is not sustainable if it is not … [Read more...] about But how much does this cost? The importance of understanding the total cost of digital health projects
Digital Therapeutics: Will you be downloading your next treatment for diabetes or depression?
Healthcare in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is overdue for an upgrade. Are there digital health investments that governments can make today to both curb the growth of non-communicable diseases and start them on the path of sustainable digital transformation? If you happen to be reading this blog on your smartphone, you might be aware that your app store is full of … [Read more...] about Digital Therapeutics: Will you be downloading your next treatment for diabetes or depression?