Health Informatics in Developing Countries: A Review of Unintended Consequences of IT Implementations, as They Affect Patient Safety and Recommendations on How to Address Them
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C. Otero1,2, A. Almerares2, D. Luna2, A. Marcelo3, M. Househ4, H. Mandirola2 1 IMIA Health Informatics for Development Working Group Chair 2 Health Information Department. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina 3 IMIA Health Informatics for Development Working Group Co-Chair, National Telehealth Center, University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines 4 College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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