CASE STUDY
To establish a flexible yet stable IT infrastructure based on microservices technology , the Argentine Ministry of Health adopted Red Hat container , integration and automation solutions . Combined with modern development approaches like DevOps that support collaborative , efficient work , the new infrastructure offers the scale and agility to support sharing of medical data for millions of patients across 24 provinces . and residents – more than 45 million people across 24 provinces . But patients may wait for up to three hours at a health center or travel 50 – 60 kilometers to see the nearest doctor or a specialist . They are often seen at one hospital but get tests done at another or need to go to a private practice for imaging but then go to a public hospital for care – requiring them to bring hard copies of test results or medical history information to each facility .
Fernando Núñez , National Director of Health Information Systems , Argentine Ministry of Health , said : “ Working with Red Hat means more than just adopting software . They helped our teams develop their skills , as well as learn more about available tools and updates , to make better decisions independently .”
Simplifying healthcare for all with national , digital data access
Under Argentina ’ s universal healthcare strategy , public healthcare is free and accessible to all citizens
To solve these challenges , the Ministry of Health decided to build a national digital health network . Using online scheduling systems and telemedicine following the latest health interoperability standards , care centers could more securely access data from different providers to get a holistic view of a patient ’ s health history .
This network would let the Ministry of Health address complexity , data access and IT performance challenges , but universal electronic health records require scalable , more secure technology . The
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ministry ’ s existing databases were built on slow legacy solutions with monolithic applications that could not be upgraded . As a result , each development stage took weeks , even months , greatly delaying time to market .
To automate the flow of public health statistics and management of underlying systems , the Ministry of Health sought to establish a flexible yet stable IT infrastructure .
Martín Díaz , Medical Interoperability Project Leader , National Directorate of Governance and Health Information Systems Integration , Argentine Ministry of Health , said : “ With the increased demand in data queries , logging and COVID-19 case reporting , Red Hat OpenShift helped us collect , manage and analyze all of that information to provide real-time numbers .”
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