UNIT 6- GLOBAL EHEALTH AND INFORMATICS Flashcards
The use of information and communication technologies for
health
eHealth (WHO)
A set of activities, processes, or means for delivery of health
servi Using the power of IT and e-commerce to improve
public health services,
eHealth
Transfer of health resources and healthcare by
electronic means.
eHealth (WHO)
SUB OF ICN
International Classification for Nursing Practice
(ICPN)
ICN Telenursing Network
Connecting Nurses
terminology for nursing that provides an
international standard for facilitating the description
and comparison of nursing practice locally,
regionally, nationally, and internationally.
International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICPN)
aimed to involve and support nurses in the
development and the application of telehealth
technologies.
ICN Telenursing Network
provided an online forum for nurses worldwide to
share ideas, advice, and innovations.
Connecting Nurses
World Health Organization Family of International
Classifications (WHO FIC) Network
International Classification of diseases (ICD)
International Classification of Functioning (ICF)
International Classification of Health
Interventions (ICHI)
ICPN
for national and international reporting of
morbidity and mortality statistics.
International Classification of diseases (ICD)
- for documentation and reporting of
functional abilities and health.
International Classification of Functioning (ICF)
which is a classification of interventions
for use across all health professions.
International Classification of Health
Interventions (ICHI)
is recognized as a Related Classification
within WHO-FIC.
ICPN
An independent, non governmental organization made
up of national medical informatics associations,
institutional (academic and corporate) and affiliate
members, and honorary fellows.
International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA)
foster collaboration among nurses and others who
are interested in NI to facilitate development in the
field. Aims to share knowledge, experience, and
ideas with nurses and healthcare providers
worldwide about the practice of NI and the benefits
of enhanced information management.
International Medical Informatics Association-
Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group (IMIA-NI
SIG)
ISO Technical Committee 215: Healthcare
Informatics
standardization of health information resources,
including health ICT to facilitate the capture,
interchange, and use of health-related data,
information, and knowledge to support and enable
all aspects of the health system.
ISO 18104:2014
establish a nursing reference terminology model
consistent with the goals and objectives of other
specific health terminology models in order to
provide a more unified reference health model.
A nonprofit organization with close ties to WHO and
ICN, as well as other international organizations. Its
mission is to facilitate the international dissemination of
knowledge and experience, as well as to support
developing countries in the fields of telemedicine and
eHealth.
International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth
(ISfTeH)
provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge
and experiences of nurses and others who are
working with or supporting nurses’ use of eHealth
applications.
ISfTeH Telenursing Working Group
A global, not-for-profit organization focused on better
health through ICT. leads collaboratives and
conferences to promote the positive use of ICT in
healthcare.
Healthcare Information and Management Systems
Society (HIMSS)
that acts
as a portal to online resources that support educational
reform.
Virtual Learning Environment
Health Level 7 (HL7) International
A not-for-profit, standards development organization
dedicated to providing a comprehensive framework
and related standards for the exchange, integration,
sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information
that supports clinical practice and the management,
delivery, and evaluation of health services.
longitudinal electronic record of patient health
information generated by one or more encounters
across the care delivery setting.
Electronic Health Record (EHR)
It supports and enhances the quality of care with content
appropriate to the healthcare setting and processes that
enable decision support, outcomes reporting, and ease of
use.
Electronic Health Record (EHR)
have strongly supported and promoted
standardization, interoperability, and information sharing
among healthcare providers.
EHR systems
Real time access of health data and information by the
clients.
Supports the shift from a provider-centered health system to
a consumer-centric model of health care.
EHR
Global Trends Supported by and Driving eHealth
A. Care Coordination
B. Self-Management
C. Health Equity
D. Patient Safety
organizing patient care activities and sharing
information among all of the participants concerned
with a patient care to achieve safer and more effective
care.
Care Coordination
involvement of clients with their health and wellness,
often supplemented with ICT at their homes or other
environments.
Self-Management
represents the cognitive and social skills
which determine the motivation and ability
of individuals to gain access to,
understand, and use information in ways
to promote and maintain good health
(WHO).
Health Literacy
the ability to understand and use
information in multiple formats from a
wide variety of sources when it is
presented via computers (Gilster, 1997).
Digital Literacy
the use of eHealth to collaborate, communicate, and
advocate.
Health Equity
“freedom for a patient from unnecessary harm or
potential harm associated with health care” (Council of
the European Union, 2009).
Patient Safety
involves the processing, storage, and exchange of
health information in an electronic environment.
Health Information Technology (HIT)
a HIT component that provides clinicians or patients
with the knowledge and person-specific information,
intelligently filtered or presented at appropriate times, to
enhance health and healthcare.
Computerized alerts and reminders to care providers
and patients; clinical guidelines; condition-specific order
sets; focused patient data reports and summaries;
documentation templates; diagnostic support; and
contextually relevant reference information.
Providing prescription help, standardizing medication
orders, and supporting evidence-based medicine and
more informed diagnostic decision-making.
Clinical Decision Support (CDS)
a system that allows physicians to electronically order
prescriptions,
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
warn caregivers of immediate or potential adverse
patient conditions. For it to be effective, it must be
triggered by a problem
Clinical Alarms
a state in which caregivers become overwhelmed
and desensitized to the alarms.
Alarm fatigue
