REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot162010.32687/1561-5936-2023-27-2-183-186Original ArticleGeo-information systems and their use in healthcare organizations: a review of foreign studiesAnanchenkovaPolina I.001N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, Moscow, Russian Federation15122023218318610102025Copyright © 2023,2023The purpose of this study is to conduct a brief review of foreign studies reflecting the possibilities of using geo-information systems in healthcare organizations. Modern computer systems can store and process data more efficiently than a doctor. A geographic information system is a platform that analyzes and displays location information. This technology has been used for several years in disciplines such as urban planning, geology and environmental science. More recently, the medical industry has realized the benefits of combining the extensive information contained in electronic medical records with GIS resources. Thus, currently geo-information as a tool for planning and organizing health care are becoming widespread.geo-information systems, maps, spatial placement, visualization, medical information, healthcare organizationгеоинформационные системы, карты, пространственное размещение, визуализация, медицинская информация, организация здравоохранения1.Gatrell A. C. and Elliott S. J. Geographies of Health: An Introduction. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.2.Bill R. Grundlagen der Geo-Informationssysteme. Band 1. Hardware, Software und Daten. Wichmann, Heidelberg. 1999.3.Clarke K. C., McLafferty S. L. Tempalski B. J. On epidemiology and geographic information systems: a review and discussion of future directions. Emerg Infect Dis. 1996.4.Richards T. B., Croner C. M., Rushton G., Fowler L. Geographic information systems and public health: mapping the future. Public Health Reports. 1990;114:359-373.5.Asche H. Kartographische Informationsverarbeitung in Datennetzen ± Prinzipien, Produkte, Perspektiven. In: Web.Mapping 1. Raumbezogene Information und Kommunikation im Internet. Wichmann, Heidelberg, 2001.6.FluNet. URL:http://www.u444.jussieu.fr (дата обращения: 17.03.2023 г.).7.Shindo N., Osaka K., Taniguchi K., Inouye S., Terajima K., Izumiya H., et al. Geographic Information systems for foodborne diseases in Japan: development of Food-Info Net. In: Geography and medicine. Geomed'99. Proceedings of the second international workshop on geomedical systems, Paris, 22 ± 23. November 1999. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2000; 97-101.8.TeCoMed. URL:http://www.unirostock.de/HTML/Forschung/tecomed/tecomed_home.html (дата обращения: 17.03.2023 г.).9.Nykiforuk C., Flaman L. Geographic information systems (GIS) for health promotion and public health: a review. Health Promotion Practice. 2003;12(1):63—73.10.Mantaay J. Mapping environmental injustices: pitfalls and potential of geographic information systems in assessing environmental health and equity. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2002;110(Suppl. 2):161—71.11.Cromley E., McLafferty S. GIS and Public Health. New York: Guilford, 2002.12.Hansson E., Sasa M., Mattisson K., et al. Using geographical information systems to identify populations in need of improved accessibility to antivenom treatment for snakebite envenoming in Costa Rica. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2013;7(1):1—13.13.Gjesfield C. D., Jung J. K. How far?: Using geographical information systems (GIS) to examine maternity care access for expectant mothers in a rural state. Social Work in Health Care. 2011;50(9):682—93.14.Richard J. et al. (Ed). A web-based GIS for health care decision support. Proceedings from AMIA 2005. Paris, France, 2005.15.Holt J. K. Community profiling as part of a health needs assessment. Nursing Standard. 2008;22(18):51—56.