Improving health information systems during an emergency: lessons and recommendations from an Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone
Abstract Background The 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic highlighted the difficulty of collecting patient information during emergencies, especially in highly infectious environments. Health information systems (HISs) appropriate for such settings were lacking prior to this outbreak. Here we des...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-019-0817-9 |