Overview of Health Informatics Flashcards

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“…the area of IT involving the design, development, creation, use, and maintenance of information systems for the healthcare industry.”

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Health Information Technology

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“Automated and interoperable healthcare information systems are expected to (1) improve medical care, (2) lower costs, (3) increase efficiency, (4) reduce error and (5) improve patient satisfaction.”

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Health Information Technology

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Health Information Technology

“Automated and interoperable healthcare information systems are expected to

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(1) improve medical care
(2) lower costs
(3) increase efficiency
(4) reduce error
(5) improve patient satisfaction

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4
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provide innovation to health care delivery

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Health Information Technology

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5
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connection among users and stakeholders

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Health Information Technology

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6
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Health Informatics =

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Health Information Technology

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Health Information Management

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7
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Health Care Software Systems
(HPPVE)

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• HIE (Health Information Exchange)
• PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications Systems)
• VNA (Vendor Neutral Archives)
• PHR (Personal Health Record)
• EHR (Electronic Health Record)

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EHR (Electronic Health Record)

aka…

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EMR (Electronic Medical Record)

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• patient’s official health record in digital form

• information is shared across multiple healthcare providers and agencies

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EHR (Electronic Health Record)

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• person’s self-maintained and self-documented health record

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PHR (Personal Health Record)

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PHR (Personal Health Record)

information typically includes:
AFaMSH

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• allergies
• family history
• medications taken
• surgeries performed
• hospitalization record

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12
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•health data clearinghouse comprised of healthcare organizations with interoperability pact

•to share data among their health information technology systems

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HIE (Health Information Exchange)

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• securely stores and digitally transmits electronic images and clinically-relevant reports

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PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications Systems)

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•integrate radiology into the main hospital workflow

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VNA (Vendor Neutral Archives)

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stores medical images in a standard format and interface, making them accessible to healthcare professionals regardless of what proprietary system created the images

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VNA (Vendor Neutral Archives)

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16
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“a composition of individuals, systems and processes that want to share, exchange, and access all forms of health information, including discrete, narrative and multimedia”

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Health Interoperability Ecosystem

17
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DATA THAT CAN BE ACCESSED ON DEMAND

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Health Informatics in the Cloud

18
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Cloud Technology

• Advantages

•Offers a single access point for patient information
•Allows multiple doctors to review lab results
•Doctors can spend more time diagnosing and treating patients instead of waiting for information

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Integrated and Efficient Patient Care

19
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Cloud Technology

• Advantages

•More meaningful data mining
•Better assess the health of the public
•More data = more opportunities to identify trends in disease

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Better Management of Data

20
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Cloud Technology

Disadvantages

•Vulnerable to data breaches
•Information may be stolen
•Violations to privacy and confidentiality may arise
•Safeguards: encryption, proper data disposal, backup, etc

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Potential Risks to Personal Information

21
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Cloud Technology

Disadvantages

•Transition to automated system may be difficult to some members of the organization

•Proper education and demo of its function may convince hesitant practitioners

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Cloud Setup Seems Cumbersome

22
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Health Informatics in the Philippines

• loosely practiced since _____

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1980s

23
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Health Informatics in the Philippines (2)

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• International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) word processors

• Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS)

24
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•Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP-based system (GPL)*

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Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS)

25
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an electronic medical record (EMR) developed through the collaboration of the Information and Technology (ICT) community

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Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS)

26
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primarily designed for use in Philippine health centers in disadvantaged areas

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Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS)

27
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currently utilized in 111 government health facilities

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Community Health Information Tracking System (CHITS)

28
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Issues that hamper progress of health informatics:

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• lack of interest
• seen more as a novelty rather than a profession
• lack of priority
• benefits are not apparent to decision-makers
• large initial expenditure