The digital transformation toolkit was created with the aim of offering managerial, technical, knowledge, communication, and academic resources to all those health professionals, decision-makers, and institutions dedicated to strengthening health information systems, with the vision of achieving universal access to health and universal health coverage in the Region through access to good quality data, strategic information, and digital health tools for decision-making and well-being.
What is the Toolkit?
The Toolbox brings together technical documents, guidelines, and resources to support digital transformation in health.
Explore the resources in two ways: by tool type, according to their purpose and application, or by thematic area, based on your specific interests and needs.
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Artificial Intelligence in Health
Resources to explore Artificial Intelligence applications in health and guide their responsible adoption.
Information Systems for Health (IS$H)
Resources to support the strengthening of information systems for health.
Health Data Management / Data Science
Resources to improve data collection, management, quality, analysis, and use.
Cybersecurity in Health
Resources to strengthen the protection of health data and information systems.
Interoperability Standards
Resources to facilitate secure and efficient information exchange between health systems.
Telehealth and Telemedicine
Resources to support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of remote health care services.
Digital Transformation
Resources to facilitate secure and efficient information exchange between health systems.
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)
Resources to strengthen civil registration systems and vital statistics production.
Eight Guiding Principles of Digital Transformation of the Health Sector
The digitization of health services implies important cultural changes for both health personnel and the population in general. This guide presents eight guiding principles aimed at guiding the countries of the Region of the Americas in the processes of digital health transformation.
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Managerial Tools
This category provides support materials for the construction of technical groups, strategies, planning guides, characteristics and roles of human resources, as well as terms of reference to conduct activities related to the strengthening of information systems for health in the region of the Americas.
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Technical Tools
This category offers documents that facilitate an adequate implementation of policies, recommendations, data governance frameworks, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, analysis, and other rapid evaluation tools for the information systems for health of the countries.
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Knowledge Tools
The purpose of the knowledge tools is to share accurate and updated information related to information systems for health, digital health, and COVID-19, key areas for the improvement of public health.
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Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Interoperability: Understanding two key concepts for a better Public Health response
Communication Tools
The category of communication tools within the digital transformation toolkit seeks to offer information related to health information systems in a practical, concise, dynamic, visual, and/or auditory way, as an option for people who seek to maintain themselves updated.
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Artificial Intelligence in Health
Resources to explore artificial intelligence applications in health and guide their responsible adoption. Includes practical guides, assessment tools, and recommendations on governance, ethics, bias mitigation, and institutional capacity building.
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Policy on the Application of Data Science in Public Health Using AI and Other Emerging Technologies
Cybersecurity in Health
Resources to strengthen the protection of health data and information systems. Includes guides, strategies, and tools covering risk management, incident prevention and response, information security, and continuity of digital health services.
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Interoperability Standards
Resources to facilitate secure and efficient information exchange between health systems. Includes technical guides, standards catalogs, terminologies, and interoperability frameworks that support data integration and communication across platforms and institutions.
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Telehealth and Telemedicine
Resources to support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of remote health care services. Includes practical guides, self-assessment tools, maturity models, and materials to strengthen professional competencies, expand access, and support continuity of care.
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Health Data Management / Data Science
Resources to improve health data collection, management, quality, analysis, and use. Includes tools, methodologies, and guidance on data governance, statistical analysis, and data science to support planning and evidence-based decision-making.
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Policy on the Application of Data Science in Public Health Using Artificial Intelligence and Other Emerging Technologies
Information Systems for Health (IS4H)
Resources to support the strengthening of information systems for health. Includes reference frameworks, action plans, maturity assessment tools, and guidance to improve governance, knowledge management, and institutional capacities.
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Digital Health: A Strategy to Maintain Health Care for People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases...
COVID-19 Information Systems and Digital Health: After-Action Review of the First 100 Days...
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)
Resources to strengthen civil registration systems and vital statistics production. Includes technical documents, action plans, and tools to improve birth and death registration, data quality, cause-of-death coding, and the use of vital statistics in public policymaking.
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Digital Transformation
Resources to facilitate secure and efficient information exchange between health systems. Includes technical guides, standards catalogs, terminologies, and interoperability frameworks that support data integration and communication across platforms and institutions.
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