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Colombian software solutions lead Latin American healthcare innovation
Gustavo Torres , Director of Healthcare at HIS Digital Ware , explains why Colombian software solutions are expanding to countries in the region .
In the last decade , Colombia has made great strides in creating and implementing software solutions focused on healthcare . Although developing specialized software for healthcare institutions is no easy task , the efforts of technology companies such as Digital Ware have resulted in a model of constant innovation that ensures patient safety and also the automation of hospital processes .
Thus , technological solutions like HosVital- HIS , a Digital Ware product , have crossed borders to consolidate this market in countries like Ecuador and Chile .
According to the latest report published by the World Bank in 2021 , Colombia has been the country , in the region , with the highest level of health spending , with an investment of 4.9 % of the total budget , while the average expenses in Latin American and Caribbean countries are 3.8 %.
These figures are congruent with the technological advances that Colombia has shown annually . As a result , the country is currently considered an innovator in terms of technological evolution in healthcare in Latin America .
For Digital Ware , the main technological contributions coming from Colombia in the health sector are :
• The development of technology focused on the automation of healthcare processes . It has allowed different
THE COUNTRY IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERED AN INNOVATOR IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION IN HEALTHCARE IN LATIN AMERICA .
institutions in the country to improve their intra-hospital processes , such as medication control , ICU bed management , allocation of therapies and chronic patient management . This automation has brought improvements in hospital services and patient satisfaction .
• The interoperable clinical history . This tool has enabled health entities to monitor pathologies from any location in the country . Thus , detecting new diseases and assigning treatments or medicinal therapies can be done safely and with a low margin of error .
• Finally , the technology has boosted the healthcare model of the country through interoperability with Radiology Information System ( RIS ), Picture Archiving and Communication System ( PACS ), Laboratory Information System ( LIS ), external pharmacies , biomedical equipment , insurance companies and other healthcare providers . Ultimately , technology in Colombia has made it possible to increase the quality of service in healthcare institutions and to improve the perception of clinics and hospitals throughout the country .
As for the contribution of Colombian software developer Digital Ware , the company developed HosVital-HIS , a technological tool focused on electronic records based on patient safety as the cornerstone of healthcare . This software enabled health entities to interoperate anywhere in the country , improving diagnosis and disease monitoring . p
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