Gaps in the Digital Transformation of Public Health in Latin America

Evelyn María Espina

doi:10.64923/ceniiac.e0004

Autores/as

Evelyn María Espina Universidad de las Ciencias de la Salud 'Hugo Chávez Frías' https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2570-1045

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64923/ceniiac.e0004

Palabras clave:

transformación digital, salud pública, desigualdades en salud, América Latina, salud digital, bibliometría

Resumen

Este estudio bibliométrico analiza de manera sistemática la evolución de la investigación sobre la transformación digital en la salud pública en América Latina, identificando áreas desatendidas y tendencias emergentes. A partir del análisis de 576 documentos recuperados de Scopus, el estudio examina la distribución geográfica de la producción científica, los principales enfoques metodológicos y los temas predominantes. Los resultados revelan un crecimiento constante en la producción científica global, con Europa y Asia liderando el campo, mientras que América Latina muestra una participación limitada y desigual. Brasil destaca como el país con mayor número de publicaciones, seguido a distancia por Argentina, Perú y México. El análisis temático indica que conceptos como “salud digital” y “transformación digital” son centrales, mientras que áreas como la “interoperabilidad de la información en salud” y la “alfabetización en salud digital” permanecen poco exploradas. Las brechas identificadas ponen de manifiesto la necesidad de fortalecer la producción científica en la región mediante políticas de colaboración, inversión en infraestructura digital y marcos regulatorios que promuevan la equidad en la adopción de tecnologías sanitarias. El estudio concluye que, a pesar de los avances de la investigación sobre la transformación digital en la salud pública, persisten desafíos estructurales que deben abordarse para lograr una integración efectiva de la digitalización en los sistemas de salud de América Latina.

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Biografía del autor/a

Evelyn María Espina, Universidad de las Ciencias de la Salud 'Hugo Chávez Frías'

General practitioner from the Universidad de las Ciencias de la Salud 'Hugo Chávez Frías' in Venezuela. Email: espinaevelyn52@gmail.com

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