A group of experts presented a proposal for indicators to measure access and use of information and communication technologies in the health sector during the Statistical Conference of the Americas of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, held 15-16 April in Santiago, Chile.

Information and communication technologies applied to health—such as telemedicine, mHealth, and electronic health registries—can “improve access, efficiency, and quality of services,” said Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of PAHO in an editorial in PAHO/WHO’s latest eHealth newsletter. “Telemedicine initiatives are helping us to reach vulnerable and isolated populations and provide them with health services,” noted Etienne...

Interoperability, as an essential piece to achieving the full potential of information and communication technologies and medical devices in support of health systems, will be the focus of the regional technical consultative meeting organized by PAHO/WHO, 23-24 April 2013 in Lima, Peru. The “eHealth Data Standardization and Interoperability” technical consultation aims to obtaining input on the following...