Digital Healthcare in Latin America: The Case of Brazil and Mexico

被引：5
作者：
Tentori, Monica [1 ]
Ziviani, Artur [2 ]
Muchaluat-Saade, Debora C. [3 ,4 ]
Favela, Jesus [1 ]
机构：
[1] Ensenada Ctr Sci Res & Higher Educ, Dept Comp Sci, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
[2] Natl Lab Sci Comp, Data Extreme Lab, Petropolis, RJ, Brazil
[3] Fluminense Fed Univ, Inst Comp, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
[4] Fluminense Fed Univ, MidiaCom Lab, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil
来源：
COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM | 2020年 / 63卷 / 11期
关键词：
Economics - Health care;
D O I：
10.1145/3423923
中图分类号：
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号：
0812 ;
摘要：
The healthcare system in Latin America (LATAM) has made significant improvements. It still faces significant challenges, including poor access to healthcare services, insufficient resources, and inequalities in health that may lead to decreased life expectancy, lower quality of life, and poor economic growth. Digital Healthcare (DH) enables the convergence of innovative technology with recent advances in neuroscience, medicine, and public healthcare policy. In this article, researchers discuss key DH efforts that can help address some of the challenges of the healthcare system in LATAM focusing on two countries: Brazil and Mexico. The researchers have chosen to study DH in the context of Brazil and Mexico as both countries are good representatives of the situation of the healthcare system in LA TAM and face similar challenges along with other LATAM countries.
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页数：6
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