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This document provides an overview of health informatics for IMOO in TH-Batticaloa. It defines health informatics and discusses why it is important in the health sector. Examples of how health informatics can be used in TH-Batticaloa include maintaining electronic patient records, electronic prescribing of drugs, ordering lab investigations and retrieving results, and image storage and retrieval. The document also outlines available resources at TH-Batticaloa like computers, servers, and support staff and how IMOO can help support and provide feedback on the ongoing work in health informatics.

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Health Informatics

This document provides an overview of health informatics for IMOO in TH-Batticaloa. It defines health informatics and discusses why it is important in the health sector. Examples of how health informatics can be used in TH-Batticaloa include maintaining electronic patient records, electronic prescribing of drugs, ordering lab investigations and retrieving results, and image storage and retrieval. The document also outlines available resources at TH-Batticaloa like computers, servers, and support staff and how IMOO can help support and provide feedback on the ongoing work in health informatics.

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OVERVIEW OF HEALTH INFORMATICS FOR IMOO IN TH-BATTICALOA

Dr.P.G.P.DANIEL
M.O/Health Informatics Health Information Unit TH-Batticaloa 02-August-2011

Presentation Outline
1) What is Health Informatics ? 2) Why Informatics is important in Health

Sector?
3) When & where we can use informatics in

Health Sector?
4) How we can use Health Informatics in

TH-Batticaloa?

What is Health Informatics ?

Why Informatics is important in Health Sector?


Manual Washing Machine Washing

When & where we can use informatics in Health Sector?


Maintain electronic BHT (e-BHT)

When & where we can use informatics in Health Sector?


For e-prescribing

of drugs

When & where we can use informatics in Health Sector?


To order lab

investigations & results retrieval

When & where we can use informatics in Health Sector?


Image storage & Retrieval

How we can use Health Informatics in TH-Batticaloa ?


1) Identify the Available resources

2) Identify the funding resources for software & Hardware updates/replacements 3) Staff training
4) Monitoring the ongoing work & provide

feedback

Available resources
1) Each ward has

a Computer with Monitor & UPS 2) Server room working on around the clock 3) Support staff available from Health Information Unit

Screen shots of MDS

Screen shots of MDS

Monitoring the ongoing work & provide feedback

This is what we need from the

IMOO of TH-Batticaloa

IMOO can help us by


1) Writing the proper diagnosis on BHT before

writing the diagnosis card.


2) Ensure the proper usage of computer & its

accessories
3) Motivate & help the ward staff on usage of

MDS (Multi Disease Surveillance) system

For more information on


MDS - Call extension No 258 ( Server room )

or 077- 7113114 (Mr. Logaratchakan) 075-2727078 ( Mr.Shiyam)


Health Informatics course & career options

drop me an email to [email protected] or call 075-7287684

Any Questions????

Thank you for your Attention

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