The Collaborative Coordination of Special Interest Groups on the Telemedicine University Network (RUTE) in Brazil.
In Brazil the Telemedicine University Network (Rede Universitária de Telemedicina RUTE) is an initiative that among others promotes collaboration between university hospitals, universities, and health professionals through information technology infrastructure and special interest groups (SIGs) support. This paper presents results of analyses on collaboration during implementation and coordination activities of RUTE SIGs. This study is based on descriptive statistics and data visualization previously collected by RUTE national coordination relative to the status in July 2014. The analysis through collaboration graph identified the strongest collaboration RUTE units. The graph also highlights the collaborative relationship of RUTE units in form of communities, the most collaborative with each other in a communion in the same SIGs, and the less the collaborative units in the network. It should be stated that the most active units are also the oldest in the community.
Graduate Program in Management and Health Informatics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Thiago Delevidove
TD
de Lima Verde Brito
Graduate Program in Management and Health Informatics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Roberto Silva
RS
Baptista
RUTE National Coordination, Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa (RNP), Brazil.
Paulo Roberto
PR
de Lima Lopes
Odontology Faculty, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Ana Estela
AE
Haddad
RUTE National Coordination, Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa (RNP), Brazil.
Luiz Ary
LA
Messina
Graduate Program in Management and Health Informatics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Ivan
I
Torres Pisa
D001938:Brazil; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D000070516:Intersectoral Collaboration; D017146:Models, Organizational; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014495:Universities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D049269:Videoconferencing / Q000458:organization & administration*