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    This document discusses various methods of communicating health data and their advantages and disadvantages. It describes data communication as making data available to the public or selected groups. The main methods covered are internet (email, websites, social media), audiovisual (radio, TV), meetings and conferences, and newspapers. The advantages of electronic methods include low cost, speed, ease of updating and wide reach, while disadvantages include security risks and requiring internet access. Manual methods have the advantages of privacy and feasibility for most populations, but the disadvantages of higher costs and more time to organize.

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    This document discusses various methods of communicating health data and their advantages and disadvantages. It describes data communication as making data available to the public or selected groups. The main methods covered are internet (email, websites, social media), audiovisual (radio, TV), meetings and conferences, and newspapers. The advantages of electronic methods include low cost, speed, ease of updating and wide reach, while disadvantages include security risks and requiring internet access. Manual methods have the advantages of privacy and feasibility for most populations, but the disadvantages of higher costs and more time to organize.

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    This document discusses various methods of communicating health data and their advantages and disadvantages. It describes data communication as making data available to the public or selected groups. The main methods covered are internet (email, websites, social media), audiovisual (radio, TV), meetings and conferences, and newspapers. The advantages of electronic methods include low cost, speed, ease of updating and wide reach, while disadvantages include security risks and requiring internet access. Manual methods have the advantages of privacy and feasibility for most populations, but the disadvantages of higher costs and more time to organize.

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    HEALTH RECORDS

    MANAGEMENT
    DATA COMMUNICATION
    Learning objectives
    • Describe concept of data communication
    • Describe methods of data communication
    • Describe advantages of different methods of data communication
    • Describe disadvantages of different methods of data communication
    • Communicate Laboratory data through various methods
    Definition of terms
    Data communication
    • In simple terms, the term data communication is defined as the
    process of making data available to the public
    • Data can be communicated to the general public or selected few
    Methods of data communication
    • Internet (Electronic mail, website and social media)
    • Audiovisual (Radio and Television)
    • Meetings and conferences (seminars, workshops, press briefings, local
    community gatherings)
    • Newspapers
    Forms of data communication
    • Digital data
    • Non-digital data
    Advantages of electronic data
    communication
    • Inexpensive
    • Fast, efficient
    • Easy to update
    • Readily available
    • Wide audience
    • Target audience
    • Easily accessible for users
    Disadvantages of electronic data
    communication
    • Security risks
    • Not feasible to population targets of certain socioeconomic
    background
    • Require training personnel
    • Require internet connection
    Advantages of manual data
    communication
    • Privacy easily maintained
    • Feasible in majority of the population
    Disadvantages of manual data
    communication
    • Expensive to reproduce materials
    • Time consuming in organizing meetings/ disseminate data

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