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. 2001;84(Pt 1):38-42.

The Brazilian National Health Informatics Strategy

B F Leão  1 , M M Bernardes, J Levin, L Moura, E Bandarra, L M Modesto, A M Sousa, R E Cunha, M R Filho
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The Brazilian National Health Informatics Strategy

B F Leão et al. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2001.

Abstract

This paper describes the Brazilian National Strategy for the development of the national Health Informatics Infrastructure. An overall description of the use of IT in the Brazilian Health scenario is presented with emphasis on the federal initiatives by DATASUS, the informatics division of the Ministry of Health. The national health card project is discussed and the strategies to establish interoperability among systems are presented. The adopted standards and methodologies used are also discussed.

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