Empowering Mexico’s Healthcare through Data-Driven Solutions

Objective
The switch from paper to electronic records, low levels of digital literacy, and a lack of information to support well-informed decision-making.
Background
According to the 2020 census, 70.9% of Mexicans are covered by public healthcare, with 2.3% of the population insured through the private sector. This leaves 32 million Mexicans (26.5%) with no access to any form of healthcare, a situation exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. There is also a shortage of medical professionals, with just 1.95 doctors per 100,000 people. Infant mortality is the highest in the OECD, and the country also struggles with high rates of obesity (32.4%) and diabetes (15.9%).
Solution
Introducing a dynamic dashboard is the goal for Mexico. This dashboard suggests a drop-down list with the 35 hospitals managed by the health department in Mexico. This is an innovation challenge aimed at enhancing digital health tools and streamlining preventive healthcare decision-making. The inability to properly evaluate access and universal health care in Mexico's health system stems from the necessity for a data culture and digital literacy to make the switch from paper records to electronic records.The information systems that are in place today are designed to measure outcomes, such as the quantity of hospital stays, consultations, etc., but they also need to be configured to create indications that help with decision-making.