The Accounts Court approved the report of the health systems supervision.
The Court of Accounts indicated this Information systems in the Ministry of Health They were lacking “Sufficient Preparation” To respond to the needs that arose with Covid-1 Although he said that “significant improvements” had been provided by the 2021 digital health strategy, he recommended work to ensure more integration and the possibility of inter -employment of public health information.
This is followed by the report that the court regarding overseeing public health and health information systems has approved it on Friday in the exercises corresponding to Article 2019, 2020 and 2021. The document indicates that the insufficiency of health systems “has been revealed” in the first months of the epidemic, though “Unknown size” From this and “Collective and General Impact” In “All” areas.
In this sense, the court confirmed this Health did not have inter -operating tools With other information systems in state management or with independent societies Health emergency management, epidemiological control and vaccination. In turn, he pointed out that the tool used Epidemiological monitoring, siviesand “I was not ready” To respond to the epidemic.
Traveler in the epidemic
Regarding the external health system, SisaexHe has indicated that he was “technically outdated” and that he provided “shortcomings” regarding daily work requirements. Therefore, a completely new application, called SPH, was implemented, to monitor Sanitary International travelers enter.
At this stage, the court confirmed that the ministry has evolved in “very short” information to record diagnostic tests and vaccines Covid-19As well as to control the entry of international travelers, which was “very effective, without bias to discover some shortcomings or weaknesses.”
However, he indicated that as a comprehensive information system that was not developed in cases such as health emergency management, monitoring, coordination or material distribution, solutions based on commercial offices tools “did not guarantee” continuity, safety, safety and the ability to track. This, as he indicated, is “Concept” at the beginning of the emergencyAnd he warned that he would ask for an information system for Some shortcomings were corrected.
On the vaccine information system, which was not calculated at the beginning Regavu app To collect Covid-19 vaccines that are managed in Spain. However, he added that the country does not have now The vaccine registration system Employable interviewer, which is awaiting the organization and effective implementation SIVAIN vaccination and vaccination information system.
The Accounts Court confirmed that the implementation of the digital health strategy has contributed to improving public health information systems since late 2021, but warned that it was “still suspended” to reach integration, which “has a negative impact” on normative proposals and planning and implementing technological projects.
Recommendations on health emergency management
From this evaluation, the court recommended the provision of the implementation of the Ministry of Health a An integrated alert system and a health emergency system And updating information systems for epidemiological and external health monitoring, to allow the information created in the field of health care to reach what can be operated with what is It is produced in the field of public healthWhether at the state level or in independent societies.
In the same way, I advised that the tool to monitor the resources and capabilities available to the national health system (SNS) be designed, and that the strategic reserve monitoring of health products is carried out, with the aim of having information that allows planning, coordination and response in the time of emergency.
In addition, it was suggested that the allocation of specific resources be studied to enhance the culmination of the development of an acute respiratory surveillance guard. Also, a unique information system has been developed for HIV/AIDS.
Also among the court’s recommendations is an guarantee that the information centers information is operating and available with SNS digital historyWithin the necessary update of external health information systems, as well as strengthening the human resources of the Ministry in the technological field to alleviate the risk of dependence on external employment.
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