health informatics
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Health InformaticsFrank Auddino
Abby HizaAlex Huss
Chris Letso
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.
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.
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.
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.
Electronic Health Records
Telemedicine and mHealth
Creating, storing, sending medical data instantly
Improves care, health of patients
mHealth – Mobile Health Information TechnologyUses cell phones, portable devices
Personal Health Records
User-based log of medical history
OnlineBrowser-based or mobile
Viewable by doctors
More insight, less hassle
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
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
Medical Cards - Risks
Card could be lost
Damage from wear and tear, water
Info could be compromised, stolen
False Advertising
VeriChip
Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) microchip implanted between shoulder/elbow
Scanned using reader, shows datasuch as medical records
Fast, useful for emergencies
VeriChip - Concerns
Violation of Civil LibertiesTracking by government, corporations?
Anyone with reader could view personal infoData is unencrypted
Could cause cancer
E-Prescriptions
Freedom of choice
Waiting times
Fewer errors
Data Integration & Analytics Information sharing
Compare Assess Monitor
Visualize early warning trends Disease Side-effects Bioterrorism
Positives
Eradicates illegible handwriting
Faster and easier information sharing
Personalized health information portals
Improved quality of care
Fewer hospital visits
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