NEW TECHNOLOGIES

TO
RELATED
PUBLIC HEALTH
ELECTRONIC
INFORMATION
Lesson
Outline
Objectives/Competencie
sU
eHealth in the Community
Introduction
eHealth in the Community
Introduction
Technologies
include:
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 eHealth in the Community
Introduction
eHealth – use of ICT for health.
(WHO,2012)
May 25, 2005

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 eHealth in the Community
Introduction
Three main areas of eHealth
(WHO)
POWER OF DATA AND
INFORMATION:
Data

Problems emerge on Paper based

methods:
 POWER OF DATA AND
INFORMATION:
Internal and External changes affecting healthcare
informatics:

Benefits of having a well - managed patient

information:
POWER OF DATA AND
INFORMATION:
Qualities of a Good Data (Abdelhak et al, 2012)
Accuracy –

Accessibility –

Comprehensiveness –
Consistency/Reliability –

Currency –
Definition –
eHealth Situation in the
Philippines

Examples
:
eHealth Situation in the
Philippines
FACTORS AFFECTING eHealth in the
country: Limited Health Budget

The emergence of free and open source

software –

Decentralized Government -
eHealth Situation in the
Philippines
FACTORS AFFECTING eHealth in the country:
4. Target users are unfamiliar with the technology -

5. Surplus of “digital native” registered nurses –

Using eHealth in the
Community
1. Universal Health Care and
ICT
Using eHealth in the
Community
Using eHealth in the
Community
2. Electronic Medical Records

3.
Telemedicine
Using eHealth in the
Community
4.
eLearning
Roles of Community Health nurses in
eHealth
Roles of Community Health nurses in
eHealth
Major Roles of an eHealth nurse in the Philippine community
setting:

Data and Records manager

Change Agent

Educato
r
Roles of Community Health nurses in
eHealth
Major Roles of an eHealth nurse in the Philippine community
setting:

Telepresenter -

Client Advocate
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Researcher -