Acronyms and abbreviations

ACSC

Ambulatory care sensitive conditions

APS

Atención primaria de salud (Primary Health Care)

APS-I

Atención primaria de salude integral (Integrated Primary Health Care)

ART

Antiretroviral treatment

AUGE

Acceso universal de garantías explícitas (Universal access for explicit guaranties)

ATAPS

Asistente técnico de atención primaria (Primary care technical assistant)

BMI

Body Mass Index

CATS

Community Centres for Temporary Isolation

CAPS

Centro de Atención Primaria

CCSS

Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social (Costa Rican Social Insurance)

CENARE

National Rehabilitation Centre

CENATE

National Telemedicine Centre

CHF

Congestive heart failure

CHW

Community health worker

CIFRHS

Interinstitutional Commission on Training of Human Resources for Health (Mexico)

CIHI

Canadian Institute for Health Information (Canada)

COLOVE

Local Epidemiological Surveillance Commission

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

DIRESA

Dirección Regional de Salud (Regional Health Directorate)

DGIS

Dirección General de Información en Salud (Mexico)

DTP3

Diphtheria, tetanus toxoid and pertussis

EBAIS

Equipos Básicos de Atención Integral en Salud (Integral Primary Health Teams)

ECLAC

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

EDUS

Expediente Digital Único en Salud (Single National Health Record in Costa Rica)

EHR

Electronic health record

EII

Integrated Intervention Teams

EOC

Emergency Operations Committee (Argentina)

EPS

Empresas Promotoras de Salud

EsSI

Smart Health Service in Peru

FHT

Family health team

FFS

Fee for service

FONASA

Fondo Nacional de Salud (National Health Fund)

FTE

Full time equivalent

GDB

Global Dietary Database

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GHO

Global Health Observatory

GHE

Global Health Estimators

GP

General practitioner

HRH

Human resources for health

ICU

Intensive care unit

ICT

Information and Communication Technology

IHME

Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation

IMSS

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (Mexican Institute of Social Security)

INEI

National Statistics and Computing Institute

INS

National Institute of Health (Colombia)

INSABI

Instituto de Salud Para el Bienestar (Institute for Health and Well-being)

IPRESS

Instituciones prestadoras de servicios de salud (Health Provider Institutions)

IPS

Instituciones Prestadoras de Salud (Health Providing Companies)

ISAPRE

Instituciones de Salud Previsional (Institutions of Prospective Health)

ISSSTE

Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers)

IIT

Integrated Intervention Teams

INFORHUS

Registro Nacional de Personal de la Salud (Peru)

LAC

Latin American and the Caribbean

LTCF

Long-term care facilities

MAITE

Territorial Model of Integrated Action

MARSS

Módulos de Atención Respiratoria des Seguro Social (Respiratory Care Modules)

MIAS

Modelo Integral de Atención en Salud (Integral Health Care Model)

MoE

Ministry of Education

MoH

Ministry of Health

MoHSP

Ministry of Health and Social Protection

NACI

National Advisory Committee on Immunisation (Canada)

NCDs

Non-communicable diseases

NCHT

National Council for Human Talent in Health (Colombia)

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OFERHUS

Federal Observatory of Human Resources in Health (Argentina)

OOP

Out-of-pocket

PAHO

Pan American Health Organization

PaRIS

OECD Patient-Reported Indicators Survey

P4P

Pay for Performance

PCP

Primary Care Practitioner

PEAS

Plan Esencial de Aseguramiento en Salud (Essential Health Coverage Scheme)

PHC

Primary health care

PMO

Programa Médico Obligatorio (Mandatory Medical Program)

PPE

Personal protective equipment

PPHC

Paediatric primary health care

PPP

Purchasing power parity

PREM

Patient-reported experience measure

REDES

Registros de Salud

REFEPS

La Red Federal de Registros de Profesionales de la Salud (Argentina)

ReTHUS

Registro Único Nacional del Talento Humano en Salud (Colombia)

SEREMIs

Secretaria Regional Ministerial (Regional Ministerial Secretary)

SHI

Social Health Insurance

SIARHE

Sistema de Información Administrativa de los Recursos Humanos de Enfermería (Mexico)

SINARHUS

Sistema Nacional de Recursos Humanos en Salud (Costa Rica)

SIS

Seguro Integral de Salud (Integral Health Insurance)

SNSS

Sistema Nacional de Servicios de Salud (National Health Surveillance System)

SNVS:

Argentina National Health Surveillance System

SPPS

Under-secretariat for Prevention and Health Promotion (Mexico)

SUS

Sistema Único de Saúde (Unique Health System)

SUGESE

Superintendencia General de Seguros (General Superintendence for Insurances)

SSS

Superintendencia de Servicios de Salud (Superintendence of Health Services)

TTT

Testing, tracking and contact tracing strategy

VDP

Vaccine-preventable diseases

WHO

World Health Organization

WISN

Workload Indicators of Staffing Need