CASE STUDY significantly accelerated scalability of the new national digital health network . Building on its past experience with agile approaches , the ministry ’ s teams also embraced DevOps and continuous integration and delivery ( CI / CD ) models to work at the pace of demand .
Rodrigo Álvarez , DevOps Coordinator , Argentine Ministry of Health , said : “ In the summer , we have many more records related to respiratory diseases or vaccines . In February and March , doctors register to take their residency exams . With microservices , we can monitor and analyze traffic to shift resources and accommodate demand during these peaks .”
This approach helped the Ministry of Health respond quickly when the system for reporting diseases experienced a 1,500 % increase in transaction volume – more than 10 million reports – in just the first month of the pandemic . Additionally , it used Red Hat OpenShift to create a central panel for tracking related data , provided by and shared with the national and provincial governments to inform critical public health decisions .
“ 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 ,” said Díaz .
Protected sensitive patient data with secured access and proactive updates The national digital health network provides access to citizens ’ sensitive personal medical data , requiring the highest security measures to ensure only authorized health providers and other parties have access . With enterprise open source technology , the Ministry of Health can take advantage of community-based
development to identify security issues faster than with traditional development models . Additionally , working closely with Red Hat consultants and a technical account manager helps the Ministry of Health ’ s teams continue to refine their technology strategy to ensure patient data is protected and systems are running efficiently .
“ Working with Red Hat means more than just adopting software ,” said Núñez . “ They helped our teams develop their skills , as well as learn more about available tools and updates , to make better decisions independently .”
Expanding digital health network nationally
During the next year , the Ministry of Health aims to increase registration to more than 15 million patients , use its COVID-19 panel to inform vaccination planning , and continue adding new services and features to its network . For example , the Mi Argentina patient portal will provide vaccination records and other personal health information to citizens .
As part of its continued efforts to move toward digital-focused healthcare , the Ministry of Health is evaluating adding Red Hat 3scale API Management – part of Red Hat Integration – to its infrastructure . The ministry also plans to continue its container adoption journey to achieve independent operation of cloudnative technologies .
Fernando Daniel Gassino , Solutions Architect , Argentine Ministry of Health , said : “ This year , our priority is to continue improving the interoperability of our regional medical systems with the Red Hat team .” p
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