Open AccessHealth Information Systems In The Decision-Making Process In Primary Care
Author(s) -
Ericka Silva Holmes,
Sérgio Ribeiro dos Santos,
Alexandra Fraga Almeida,
Jéssica Helena Dantas de Oliveira,
Gyl Dayara Alves de Carvalho,
Leila de Cássia Tavares da Fonsêca,
Maria Bernadete de Sousa Costa,
Juliana Barbosa Medeiros,
Eufrásio de Andrade Lima Neto
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international archives of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1755-7682
DOI - 10.3823/1873
Subject(s) - medicine , strengths and weaknesses , subject (documents) , scielo , population , health care , information system , process (computing) , primary health care , medline , management science , environmental health , computer science , psychology , library science , social psychology , political science , law , economics , economic growth , electrical engineering , engineering , operating system
Objective : To identify the scientific literature on the use of health information systems, their weaknesses and potential for decision-making. Method : Study systematic literature review conducted in September / October 2014. The sample consisted of 13 articles published in the databases: LILLACS, SciELO, PubMed, Cochrane. Results : there was a small number of publications on the subject; it was pointed out as weaknesses for use of the systems: unpreparedness of the professionals, lack of training, poor access to systems; and how potential: characterization of the population profile, epidemiological, people's living conditions, etc. Conclusion : the health information systems provide great potential for decision-making and must overcome difficulties to use, being necessary to carry out more studies on the subject.
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