health informatics
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Health informatics. … is the intersection of clinical, IM/IT and management practices to achieve better health. Health IT is unique:. It requires a stronger interaction with a broad set of stakeholders: Patients Health care professionals Government Vendors Academics - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Health informatics…is the intersection of
clinical, IM/IT and management practices to achieve better health
Health IT is unique:It requires a stronger interaction with a
broad set of stakeholders: Patients Health care professionals Government Vendors Academics
It is defined by the characteristics of the information found in the healthcare segment
Healthcare data:FragmentedDispersedInterconnectedComplexEthicalEmotive
Informatics competencies
Information structure, modeling:Database designVocabularyKnowledge architecturesSystem architectures
Workflow fit and effectivenessOrganizational
developmentFunctional
RequirementHuman factorsOperational
research Evaluation
Other aspects of systems development:Information retrievalScientific visualization/imaging
informatics Data privacyData miningNatural language processingDecision models and experts
systems
eHealthHospital, clinical
care Home care settingPrimary care
settingsEducational
processes (patient and provider education)
Research
Public health principlesPromotion of health in the general population Emphasis on prevention of disease and injury
by altering the conditions of the environment Recognition of the influence of government
and other contexts on public health information systems and applications
Imagine….„ A person comes to the emergency
department complaining of severe pain. The doctor enters the symptoms into the electronic health record system (EHR) . As the doctor tries to determine what’s causing the pain an alert from the health department pops back up on the screen– public health surveillance data advices that there’s been a salmonella outbreak in the region. The patient receives a proper medication and avoids an overnight stay because of the prompt action.”
We can create useful reminders about prevalence of disease in a community
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VnB9x8HyyI
ExamplesGeo Sentinel Surveillance NetworkGlobal Public Health Intelligence Network
GPHINNational Electronic Disease Surveillance
System NEDSSElectronic Surveillance System Early
Notification of Community-Based Epidemics ESSENCE
Sources: Health IT and Electronic Healthhttp://searchhealthit.techtarget.com/news/2240033923/Data-exchange-pilot-targets-public-health-surveillance-in-real-time E-How, „Health informatics”, http://www.ehow.com/about_5659295_history-health-care-informatics.html Claudia Parvanta, David E. Nelson, Sarah A. Parvanta, and Richard N.
Harner, Essentials of Public Health Communication, Mississauga, Ontario: Jones and Bartlett learning, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7637-7115-7
Health Canada, Health care systemhttp://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/ehealth-esante/index-eng.php You tube :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VnB9x8HyyI