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Rita Cristóvão <strong>and</strong> Pedro Gomes<br />

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Figure 1: Institutional framework of SIGIC<br />

SIGIC was born in the Portuguese Ministry of Health as a project <strong>and</strong> it was implemented in all<br />

regions of the continent (autonomous regions such as Madeira <strong>and</strong> Azores are not included). After its<br />

implementation, SIGIC’s management <strong>and</strong> control was transferred to a more permanent structure in<br />

the NHS, the National Administration of NHS - ACSS. The central unit responsible to manage <strong>and</strong><br />

control SIGIC inside ACSS is UCGIC. SIGIC is a vertical system which is very close <strong>and</strong> serves<br />

directly the administration of ACSS <strong>and</strong> the Ministry of Health. The holistic perspective of healthcare<br />

is represented schematically in the following picture, locating SIGIC in its universe.<br />

Figure 2: The holistic perspective of healthcare <strong>and</strong> SIGIC<br />

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