First Name
Monica
Last Name
Zagoya Armas
What is the champion's current position?
Deputy Director of Health Information
Linkedin
What are the champion's specialties or areas of expertise?
Monica works on telemedicine, electronic clinical record, telehealth governance @Health.
What are the champion's achievements in digital health?
Monica's unit was the first unit in Mexico with accreditation in Electronic Clinical Record, that was recognized twice by PAHO as the best practices of Telehealth in Latin America.
Why is the champion passionate about digital health (how did the champion become interested in digital health)?
Faced with the need to improve and prevent the loss of patient information, Monica implements the electronic clinical records program throughout the state of Zacatecas. She also developed the system of care through Tele robots directed in community hospitals to prevent the transfer from their communities and that these could be valued by specialist doctors within hospitals.
How can we attract more women to work on digital health?
Monica believes that we can attract more women to work in digital health by the dissemination of the achievements that women health professionals make of technology. Also, empathizing women's discipline, courage, character, persistence and academic trainings can help opening the way for more women.
Imagen
Which organization does the champion work for?
Secretary of Health of Zacatecas
What is the champion's country of origin?
México
Where does the champion live (country)
México