PART E
The Implementation Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean

Section E1
Health Services in the Region

E.1.1. Hospitals

E.1.2. Primary Care  

E.1.3. Health Services Utilization

E.1.4. Health Services and Health Sector Reform

Section E2
Current Needs for Information Systems in Health Services

Section E3
Implications for Information Technology

Section E4
Health Information Infrastructure and Organizational Issues

E.4.1. Data Collection, Processing, and Information Utilization
E.4.2. Education and Training in Health Informatics
E.4.3. Hospital Information Systems
E.4.4. Implementation Issues
E.4.5. Sustainability of Initiatives
     E.4.5.1. Technological Infrastructure
     E.4.5.2. Systems Specification Issues
     E.4.5.3. Promoting the Use of Common Specification Standards
     E.4.5.4. Access to Technology