E HEALTH:
PATIENT’S
AND THE
INTERNET
INTRODUCTION
The term “digital health” or “e-
health” was created to describe the
application of ICTs in healthcare
industry, providing to assure better
patient care & more eff ective
management.
Countries affi liated with WHO are
becoming more interested in e-
Health, with 58% having put digital
E-HEALTH
SYSTEM
E-HEALTH
SYSTEM
E-Health refers to the delivery of
medical services using electronic
information & communication
technologies when patients &
medical professionals are not in
close proximity and communication
is mediated by technology.
The services include: Tele-
pathology, Vital signs monitoring,
E- HEALTH
The use of information and
communications technology in
support of health and health-
related fields.
WHO
It encompasses e-health &
emerging topics such as the use of
“big data”, genomics & artificial
DEFINITION
The combined use of
health sector of electronic
communication and
information technology for
clinical, educational and
administrative purposes,
both at local sites and at a
ADVANTAGES OF E-
HEALTH
• Provide the public
immediate access to
1 health information.
• Provide remote diagnosis
2 by low-skilled workers
• Optimize supply chains
with up-to-date
3 information.
ADVANTAGES OF E-
HEALTH
• Keep track of each patient’s
4 condition.
• Track disease outbreaks
5
• Empower partially trained &
trained frontline health care
6 professionals.
DRIVERS OF E-
HEALTH
DRIVERS OF E-
HEALTH
Internet & telecommunication
Improving public health
services
The use of e- business and e-
commerce
Grid services for
clinical research
DRIVERS OF E-
HEALTH
Virtual healthcare
professionals network
Consumer health
informatics
Remote monitoring
The hospital/medical
IT structure system
INTERNET &
TELECOMMUNICATION
Based delivery of
health information
to consumers and
healthcare
professionals.
IMPROVING PUBLIC
HEALTH SERVICES
Through the use
of IT and e-
commerce, such
as through
educating &
USE OF E-BUSINESS &
E-COMMERCE
These are the
techniques to the
administration of
health systems.
GRID SERVICES FOR
CLINICAL RESEARCH
Grid technologies are
being used to federate
various data sources,
offering integrated
access for distributed
information.
VIRTUAL HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONAL
NETWORK
With digital tools, these
networks enable
professional teams to
interact and exchange
data regarding patients or
other specialized issues.
CONSUMER HEALTH
INFORMATICS
Any electronic
resource that may be
used by both patients
and healthy people
for themes related to
medicine or
REMOTE
MONITORING
Also called tele-
medicine, m-health, home
healthcare etc. is any
type of electronic data
between a patient &
healthcare expert that is
done from a distance.
THE
HOSPITAL/MEDICAL IT
STRUCTURE SYSTEM
PRIMARY component of
healthcare system.
The electronic pharmaceutical
administration record,
computerized physician order
input, clinical data decision
support system are included.
CHARACTERISTICS OF E-
HEALTH
CHARACTERISTICS OF E-
HEALTH
Increasing
Effectiven the
ess quality
care level
Patient &
Researc consumer
h empowerm
ent
CHARACTERISTICS OF E-
HEALTH
Motivat Educati
ion on
Providin
g
informat
Ethics
ion
BENEFITS OF E-
HEALTH
BENEFITS OF E-
HEALTH
Improving information &
data interchange and
access
Enhance the level of
care
Decrease the price of
healthcare
Support academic
studies
Generating evidence
for potential policy
making
Safeguard patient
safety &
empowerment
Optimize supply
chains
APPLICATION OF E-
HEALTH
APPLICATION OF E-
HEALTH
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DIGITAL HEALTH
RECORD
It refers to database of
data about a person’s
health status in computer-
processable form, that is
primarily collected to
support the delivery of
integrated & holistic
TELE-MEDICINE &
TELE-HEALTH
Tele-Medicine focuses
on providing healthcare
to an individual.
Tele-health focuses on
providing and
evaluating healthcare to
ONLINE MEDICAL
RESOURCES
Information that is
accessible & supplied
through the usage of
internet.
Email & social media
websites are examples of
additional internet
MOBILE HEALTH (M-
HEALTH)
Mobile technologies such as smart
phones, personal digital assistants
(PDAs), the internet, patient
monitoring equipment linked to
mobile phones, & other wireless
devices are used to support the
public health.
Toll-free emergencies, health call
centres, emergency management
system & m-Health are top
BIG DATA
It refers to substantial
datasets that are
automatically gathered &
stored electronically.
Big data is being used to
predict disease & identify
patterns.
Helps to better understand
HEALTH GIS
(GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION SYSTEM)
Identifying health trends,
monitoring the spread of
infectious disease, employing
personal technology &
enhancing health services are
the advantages of GIS.
It is used to address a range of
important health challenges,
from disease management to
HEALTHCARE BLOCK
CHAIN
A shared, immutable record
of peer-to-peer transactions
formed from linked
transaction blocks.
A distributed system which
records & preserves
transaction records.
It enables the safe transfer
CHALLENGES IN
ADOPTING E-HEALTH
Avail
Infra
a-
str-
bility
uctur
Conn of
e
e- ICT
ctivit
y
CHALLENGES IN
ADOPTING E-HEALTH
Lack
Difficu
of
lty in
incen
opera-
ti- tions
ves Lack
of
traini
ng
PRIMARY HEALTH
INFORMATICS
PRIMARY HEALTH
INFORMATICS
The application of
informatics in areas of
public health, including
surveillance, prevention,
preparation and health
promotion.
DEFINITION
Public health
informatics is the
systematic application
of information,
computer science and
technology to public
health practice,
TYPE OF PUBLIC
HEALTH INFORMATION
SYSTEM
Environm
Surveilla en-tal Registri
nce monitori
system ng es
systems
SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEMS
It provides information
on disease clusters,
infectious disease
incidence, outbreaks of
food borne illness and
injuries.
ENVIRONMENTAL
MONITORING
SYSTEMS
It provides
information with
regards to airborne
pollutants or toxic
chemical expose.
REGISTRIES
It contain vital
statistics on
birth, death &
immunization.
BENEFITS OF PUBLIC
HEALTH INFORMATICS
Plannin
Data
g&
collecti
system
on
design
Data
managem
ent &
collection
BENEFITS OF PUBLIC
HEALTH INFORMATICS
Analys Interpre
is ta-tion
Dissem Applicatio
n to public
in- health
ation program
STEPS TO CREATING
PUBLIC HEALTH
INFORMATION
Vision and system SYSTEM
planning
Health data
standards &
integration
Privacy & security of
data
System design &
implementation
Visualization,
analysis & reporting
ROLE OF NURSE IN
PUBLIC INFORMATICS
ROLE OF NURSE IN
PUBLIC INFORMATICS
Collecting & analyzing basic medical
information.
Assessing the health of people &
establishing treatment plans
Monitoring patient’s conditions for
any change.
Delivering high quality treatment with
physicians.
Providing patients with information on
relevant services.
ROLE OF NURSE IN
PUBLIC INFORMATICS
Emphasizing primary prevention to
avoid sickness or injury before it
occurs.
Collaborating with public health
experts to expand the access to
treatment.
Developing a connection with
patients & observing their progress.
Referring the patients to various
experts.
ROLE OF HEALTH
INFORMATICS IN
IMPROVING PUBLIC
HEALTH
ROLE OF HEALTH
INFORMATICS IN
IMPROVING PUBLIC
HEALTH
Data Data
evaluati collecti
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