IT-HEALTH-N (LEC) SYNCHRNOUS CLASS HANDOUTS WEEK 2 (JAN 29 – FEB 3, 2024)

INTERNET

Internet
→ Large network of computers that contain information and
technology tools that anybody with internet connection can access.
→ Main feature: World Wide Web

Level of Internet
1.) Surface Web
→ Accessible through normal
2.) Deep Web
→ Online banking and Government devices
3.) Dark Web
→ Encrypted.
→ Needs a specific software (e.g. Tor)

Webpage → Single screen of data.

Homepage → 1st page of a website
Website → All related web pages for an organization or individual
Hypertext Markup language (HTML) → Basic code of web pages
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) → Rules for transferring files over the net.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) → Address of a web page. E.g. www.youtube.com

Top Level Domains

.com → Commercial .mil → Military
.edu → Education .net → Networking providers
.gov → Government .org → Non profit organization
.int → Organization

Country Based: E.g. .ph → Philippines

Internet Browser
→ Computer program to answer and display webpages.
→ Examples
1. Microsoft Edge
2. Firefox
3. Chrome
4. Safari
5. Opera

Search Engine
→ Search the internet using keywords
→ Post search: Creates indexes of WebPages

Link → Underlined word(s), phrase(s), or graphics on a Web page that transports the reader to additional or
 related information on the Internet.

I.P. ADDRESS
• Internet Protocol Address
• identified by a set of unique numbers composed of four different numbers separated by periods
• E.g. 205.134.120.60.

Intranet → Network access for file sharing within an organization that is not accessible outside the
organization.

Website for Health Consumers

1) Hospital websites
o Provides information about the disease, treatment & healthy lifestyle.
o Example: Mayo Clinic website

2) Disease specific website

o Organizations with efforts to a specific disease.
o Provides basic information about the specific disease & FAQ.
o Example: http://www.aplastic.org

3) Government sites
o Site that provides access to information about specific disease condition.
o Example: CDC website
WIKI
→Multiple users come together to collaborate in writing on the content.

Evaluating Health Related Sites

1) Accuracy and Currency →Properly cited within the last 5 years

2) Design → Easy to navigate and presented to the intended audience.
3) Author and Authority → Credibility to write the information.

Electronic Mail (Email)

Function
• E-mail setting, reply forward, address book
• File attachment

E-mail sections:
1.) Date
2.) From
3.) To
4.) CC: Carbon Copy / BCC Blind Carbon Copy
5.) Subject

Cloud
→ Password protected area of the web which registered users
can retrieve files, run application and look up at information
that may not be available to the public.

MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND TRENDS

 MEDICAL INFORMATICS PROCESES

RISK MANAGEMENT
• Ongoing process that calculates the risk of loss or disclosure of electronic information.
• Risk analysis factors:
1. Access to information
2. Minimum necessary
3. Confidentiality (1 can only view his/her record)
4. Data recovery
5. Transmittance to Portable devices