Non-Integrated Information and Communication Technologies in the Kidney Transplantation Process in Brazil.
The entire kidney transplantation process in Brazil is defined through laws, decrees, ordinances, and resolutions, but there is no defined theoretical map describing this process. From this representation it's possible to perform analysis, such as the identification of bottlenecks and information and communication technologies (ICTs) that support this process. The aim of this study was to analyze and represent the kidney transplantation workflow using business process modeling notation (BPMN) and then to identify the ICTs involved in the process. This study was conducted in eight steps, including document analysis and professional evaluation. The results include the BPMN model of the kidney transplantation process in Brazil and the identification of ICTs. We discovered that there are great delays in the process due to there being many different ICTs involved, which can cause information to be poorly integrated.
Graduate Program in Management and Health Informatics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Alissa
A
Peres Penteado
Transplant Department, Instituto Social de Assistencia a Saude/Hospital Antonio Targino, Paraiba, Brazil.
Rafael
R
Fábio Maciel
Nursing Department, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
João
J
Erbs
Graduate Program in Dentistry,Universidade Paulista (UNIP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Cristina Lucia
CL
Feijó Ortolani
Nursing Department, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Bartira
B
Aguiar Roza
Health Informatics Department, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ivan
I
Torres Pisa
D001938:Brazil; D058015:Health Communication / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D018511:Systems Integration; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057188:Workflow