Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia : Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System, Unique Personal Identification Number, and Unified Beneficiary Registry System for Births and Deaths

Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia : Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System, Unique Personal Identification Number, and Unified Beneficiary Registry System for Births and Deaths

This case study on Colombia describes how the civil registration and national identification system and the health information system have facilitated progress toward universal health coverage. The study includes a description of Colombia’s General...

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Main Authors: Toro Roa, Juan Pablo, Iunes, Roberto F., Mills, Samuel
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
CIVIL REGISTRATION
VITAL STATISTICS
UNIQUE ID
BIRTH REGISTRATION
DEATH REGISTRY
NATIONAL ID
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/709921570776529158/Achieving-Health-Outcomes-in-Colombia-Civil-Registration-and-Vital-Statistics-System-Unique-Personal-Identification-Number-and-Unified-Beneficiary-Registry-System-for-Births-and-Deaths
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spelling okr-10986-325382021-05-25T09:28:42Z Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia : Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System, Unique Personal Identification Number, and Unified Beneficiary Registry System for Births and Deaths Toro Roa, Juan Pablo Iunes, Roberto F. Mills, Samuel CIVIL REGISTRATION VITAL STATISTICS UNIQUE ID BIRTH REGISTRATION DEATH REGISTRY NATIONAL ID HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE This case study on Colombia describes how the civil registration and national identification system and the health information system have facilitated progress toward universal health coverage. The study includes a description of Colombia’s General Social Health Insurance System (Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud [SGSSS]), assignment of a unique personal identification number (UPIN) at birth, and the interoperability of the civil registration and health information systems. It explains how the civil registration system and the UPIN have helped improve health outcomes and explains the role of death registration. The study finishes with conclusions, lessons learned, and recommendations. A brief overview of Colombia is presented in Annex 1. This study focuses on identification of and access to health services, which are considered rights in Colombia. This report emphasizes the importance of establishing an individual’s legal identity in childhood to facilitate early access to social and other services and for greater accuracy in population statistics. 2019-10-16T16:44:09Z 2019-10-16T16:44:09Z 2019-08 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/709921570776529158/Achieving-Health-Outcomes-in-Colombia-Civil-Registration-and-Vital-Statistics-System-Unique-Personal-Identification-Number-and-Unified-Beneficiary-Registry-System-for-Births-and-Deaths http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32538 English Health, Nutrition, and Population Discussion Paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Colombia
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topic CIVIL REGISTRATION
VITAL STATISTICS
UNIQUE ID
BIRTH REGISTRATION
DEATH REGISTRY
NATIONAL ID
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
spellingShingle CIVIL REGISTRATION
VITAL STATISTICS
UNIQUE ID
BIRTH REGISTRATION
DEATH REGISTRY
NATIONAL ID
HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
Toro Roa, Juan Pablo
Iunes, Roberto F.
Mills, Samuel
Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia : Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System, Unique Personal Identification Number, and Unified Beneficiary Registry System for Births and Deaths
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia
relation Health, Nutrition, and Population Discussion Paper;
description This case study on Colombia describes how the civil registration and national identification system and the health information system have facilitated progress toward universal health coverage. The study includes a description of Colombia’s General Social Health Insurance System (Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud [SGSSS]), assignment of a unique personal identification number (UPIN) at birth, and the interoperability of the civil registration and health information systems. It explains how the civil registration system and the UPIN have helped improve health outcomes and explains the role of death registration. The study finishes with conclusions, lessons learned, and recommendations. A brief overview of Colombia is presented in Annex 1. This study focuses on identification of and access to health services, which are considered rights in Colombia. This report emphasizes the importance of establishing an individual’s legal identity in childhood to facilitate early access to social and other services and for greater accuracy in population statistics.
format Working Paper
author Toro Roa, Juan Pablo
Iunes, Roberto F.
Mills, Samuel
author_facet Toro Roa, Juan Pablo
Iunes, Roberto F.
Mills, Samuel
author_sort Toro Roa, Juan Pablo
title Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia : Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System, Unique Personal Identification Number, and Unified Beneficiary Registry System for Births and Deaths
title_short Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia : Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System, Unique Personal Identification Number, and Unified Beneficiary Registry System for Births and Deaths
title_full Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia : Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System, Unique Personal Identification Number, and Unified Beneficiary Registry System for Births and Deaths
title_fullStr Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia : Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System, Unique Personal Identification Number, and Unified Beneficiary Registry System for Births and Deaths
title_full_unstemmed Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia : Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System, Unique Personal Identification Number, and Unified Beneficiary Registry System for Births and Deaths
title_sort achieving health outcomes in colombia : civil registration and vital statistics system, unique personal identification number, and unified beneficiary registry system for births and deaths
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/709921570776529158/Achieving-Health-Outcomes-in-Colombia-Civil-Registration-and-Vital-Statistics-System-Unique-Personal-Identification-Number-and-Unified-Beneficiary-Registry-System-for-Births-and-Deaths
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