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Page 1: Health Informatics

Health InformaticsFrank Auddino

Abby HizaAlex Huss

Chris Letso

Page 2: Health Informatics

Health Informatics

Definition: The study, development, and implementation of computer science, information science, and healthcare.

Improves: communication, understanding and management of medical information.

Used: in nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, clinical care, public health, and biomedical research.

Objective: to gather all information about the patients to be stored and retrieved in an easier manner, making it less expensive to deal with.

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THE HISTORY BEHIND IT

1949: first seen by Gustav Wager in Germany.

1960’s: training programs in France and throughout Europe until it reached the United States ten years later.

1980’s: the practitioners used several computers on the same patient database.

1995: networked computers and databases began to facilitate free-flowing health care information.

Currently: a necessary tool to have in just about every health care facility.

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AROUND THE GLOBE

Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and the United Kingdom: they have spent their focus on developing an Electronic Medical Record.

South Africa and the United States: many struggles related to developing a unique patient identifier.

All: using smart card technology by their patients to receive their medical information.

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OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE PLAN

Invest in electronic health information technology systems

$10 billion a year for the next five years to move the U.S. health care system

Ensure the protection of patients’ privacy.

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Electronic Health Records

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Telemedicine and mHealth

Creating, storing, sending medical data instantly

Improves care, health of patients

mHealth – Mobile Health Information TechnologyUses cell phones, portable devices

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Personal Health Records

User-based log of medical history

OnlineBrowser-based or mobile

Viewable by doctors

More insight, less hassle

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Medical Cards

Wallet-sized cards can serve as medical ID

Medical info and records stored digitally

Less paperwork, quicker process

Community Health Networkhas used such cards since 2008

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Medical Cards cont.

Battery-powered LCD Screen cards also available

EMI 911 rCard

Charts, text, full-colorphotos, easily accessible

USB connection to upload medical info

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Medical Cards - Risks

Card could be lost

Damage from wear and tear, water

Info could be compromised, stolen

False Advertising

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VeriChip

Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) microchip implanted between shoulder/elbow

Scanned using reader, shows datasuch as medical records

Fast, useful for emergencies

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VeriChip - Concerns

Violation of Civil LibertiesTracking by government, corporations?

Anyone with reader could view personal infoData is unencrypted

Could cause cancer

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E-Prescriptions

Freedom of choice

Waiting times

Fewer errors

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Data Integration & Analytics Information sharing

Compare Assess Monitor

Visualize early warning trends Disease Side-effects Bioterrorism

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Positives

Eradicates illegible handwriting

Faster and easier information sharing

Personalized health information portals

Improved quality of care

Fewer hospital visits

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Negatives

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os-q_C2uSjI&feature=related

Depersonalizes medicine

One wrong input could be detrimental

High risk of losing cards

Relatively new technology

Legal requirements