Vol. 49 No. especial 1 ago (2025): Technologies for the digital transformation of the Unified Health System

The guest editors of the special issue ‘Technologies for the digital transformation of the Unified Health System’ present the journal, highlighting its relevance due to the panel of articles, essays, reviews, and experience reports on the digital transformation of the Unified Health System (SUS). […] given the high level of investment in health technologies, which does not always translate into improved services, especially in a complex scenario such as the SUS. The effective benefits of a technology depend directly on its adoption by users. The fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, proposes the fusion of technologies – physical, digital, or biological – in favor of innovation to improve society's living conditions, thereby impacting the development of products and services, including healthcare, which are now connected and personalized. […] The SUS can reap significant benefits from the sustainable adoption of new digital technologies, improving adherence, resolution, and responsiveness of services. This challenging environment offers opportunities for the development of the health sector in Brazil, whose vastness and regional differences demand solutions that are both comprehensive and customizable”.