Application of Health Informatics Flashcards
Application of health informatics in Clinical Practice (3)
- E-health
- Telemedicine
- Electronic Health Record
Application of health informatics in Administration (1)
Clinical & Administrative health Information System
The WHO defines this as “the cost effective and secure use of information and communication technologies in support of health and health-related fields, including health-care services, health surveillance, health literature, and health education, knowledge and research”
E-HEALTH
Application of health informatics in Education (3)
- E-learning
- Teleconferencing
- Webinar
The use of digital technologies and telecommunications, such as computers, the internet, and mobile devices to facilitate health improvement and health care services
E-HEALTH
Three main core areas of eHealth:
- Delivery of information
- Using the power of IT and e-commerce to improve public health services
- Use of e-commerce and e0business practices in health systems management
Examples of eHealth solutions in:
- Hospital
- Clinic
- Home
- Hospital:
- Electronic health record
- Radiation & laboratory services
- Telemedicine - Clinic:
- Use of computer systems for pt
- Electronic messaging
- Patient portals
- eBookings - Home:
- eVisits
- Remote vital signs monitoring systems
- Asthma monitor & home dialysis systems
He created the 10 E’s of E-Health
GUNTHER EYSENBACH
10 E’s of E-health
- Efficiency
- Enhancing quality
- Evidence-based
- Empowerment
- Encouragement
- Education
- Enabling
- Extension
- Ethics
- Equity
The remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology
TELEMEDICINE
Features of telemedicine (4)
- Chronic health management
- Throughout care
- Prescription compliance
- Store-and-forward
Barriers for telemedicine implementation
- Confidentiality
- Complexity
- Cases of misdiagnoses
- Controlled substances
- Fraud & abuse
- Medical liability
- Data accuracy
- Patient privacy
Give examples of Digital Health Technologies (7)
- Electronic Health Records (EHR)
- Telehealth
- Wearable devices
4 Mobile health apps - Personalized medicine
- Telemedicine
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Concerns surrounding EHR
- Patient data security
- Physician burnout
- Interoperability
- User error
- Patient-provider relationship
An electronic version of patient’s medical history
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR)
Differentiate EHR from EMR
EHR - digital record of patient health information
EMR - digital version of a chart
Benefits of modern EHR
- Help streamline pat visits & care
- Pt can access their own information via an online portal
- Allows PCP to share other info w/ other specialty providers
It is set to meet the needs in improving patient care.
This provides nurses information system (NIS) that support the way nurses documents the care that given to the patients
CLINICAL INFORMATIN SYSTEM
This refers to a series of technologies or schemes devised to manage data entry in healthcare organizations
ADMINISTRATIVE HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM