E-Health in the Community Setting

Question 1

An evolving field in the juncture of medical informatics, public health, and business, stating to the health services and information distributed or heightened through the Internet and associated technologies.

Answer 1

eHealth

Question 2

The use of ICT for health (WHO, 2012)

Answer 2

eHealth

Question 3

A diverse set of technological tools and resources used to communicate, create, disseminate, manage information.

Answer 3

ICT

Question 4

What are the uses of eHealth?

Answer 4

1) Health care services
2) Health surveillance
3) Health literature
4) Health education
5) Research

Question 5

These are unanalyzed raw facts that do not imply meaning

Answer 5

Data

Question 6

These are raw data which were given a meaning, after being
processed and analyzed.

Answer 6

Information

Question 7

Type: Telemedicine & E-learning
- Implemented in 2004 by the University of the
Philippines Manila National Telehealth center (UPMNHTC) through the eGovernment fund of the
Commission on Information and Communications
Technology (CICT)
- Allowed RHU physicians in GIDAs to send tele
referrals to medical specialists at Philippine General
Hospital (PGH) via Short Message Service (SMS) and
email

Answer 7

Buddy Works

Question 8

Type: Electronic Medical Record
- Developed in 2004 by Dr. Herman Tolentino of the
UPM College Medicine – Medical Informatics Unit
(MIU). Project initially began in Pasay health centers
and has been implemented in more than 48 health
centers since then.
- Program is divided into different modules based on
existing DOH programs (EPI, NTP, etc.) and is a Free
and Open-Source Software (FOSS).
- A demo of CHITS can be accessed online at

Answer 8

CHITS (Community Health Information Tracking System)

Question 9

Type: Health Information System and Electronic
Reporting
- An online version of the FHSIS developed by the DOH
where you can upload FHSIS data

Answer 9

eFHSIS (Electronic Field Health Service Information System)

Question 10

Type: E-learning
- Developed in 2009in the Ateneo Innovation center
- An electronic version of IMCI accessible in mobile
devices

Answer 10

eIMCI (ELECTRONIC INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF
CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES)

Question 10

Type: E-learning
- Developed in 2009in the Ateneo Innovation center
- An electronic version of IMCI accessible in mobile
devices

Answer 10

eIMCI (ELECTRONIC INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF
CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES)

Question 11

Type: E-learning
- Funded by the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) and developed by UPM-NTHC
- Created e Learning videos on tuberculosis, stroke, bird
flu, and child poisoning

Answer 11

NTHC eLearning Videos

Question 12

Type: Telemedicine
- Funded by the DOST-PCHRD and developed through
the collaborative efforts of the University of the
Philippines Manila- Electrical and Electronics
Engineering Institute (UPM- EEEI) University of the
Philippines Manila – National Institute of Physics (UPNIP) and UPM-NTHC
- It is a mobile computer connected with medical devices
such as ECG, pulse oximeter and electronic blood
pressure and heart rate monitors that is intended for
mobile deployment to rural health centers.
- It is also able to store and send patient information and
allow video and chat conferencing with a medical
specialist.

Answer 12

RxBox

Question 13

Type: Electronic Medical Record
- An electronic medical record created for Rural Health
Units
- Developed by Segworks, a local software company
based in Davao

Answer 13

SEGRHIS (SEGWORKS RURAL HEALTH INFORMATION
SYSTEM)

Question 14

Type: Electronic Medical Record and SMS Reporting
- An electronic Medical Record developed by
- Smart Communications

Answer 14

SHINE (SECURE HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK EXCHANGE)

Question 15

Type: SMS Alert System
- Add-on to WAH (Wireless Access to Health), SPASMS
is an SMS reminder system for patients who are due
for follow-up

Answer 15

SPASMS (SYNCHRONIZED PATIENT ALERT VIA SMS)

Question 16

Type: Disaster Management and SMS Reporting
- A project of the World Health Organization (WHO) and
the Department of Health – Health Emergency
Management Staff (DOH-HEMS).
- Allows community health nurses to submit daily reports
of prevalent diseases immediately after disasters via
SMS, email and other information and communication
technologies.
- SPEED also sends immediate notification alerts (INAs)
to community health nurses for possible outbreaks
based on available data.

Answer 16

SPEED (SURVEILLANCE OF POST EXTREME EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS)

Question 17

Type: Health Information System and Electronic Medical
Record
- Implemented in 2010in the Tarlac province through the
Public-Private partnership (PPP) of Qualcomm, UPM –
NTHC, USAID, Smart, DOH-IMS, Center for Health
Development (CHD) Region III, RTI International,
National Epidemiological Center (NEC) , Tarlac State
University and the local government.
- WAH augmented the existing CHITS, by connecting
health centers through broadband internet access
- WAH website: sites.google.com/site/wahphil.