Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education Umm Al-Qura University
Health Sciences College at Al-Leith Department of Public Health
Course name: Health care informatis
Dr. Mohammed Elawad Dr. Nayef Elmutari
Week 3: Informatics technology: Internet
Objectives:
1. Familiar with sophisticated technology that used in health care informatics
2. effectively manage healthcare issues from an information perspective, including researching, evaluating and utilizing the internet and online knowledge resources
Informatics Technology
Tools of Health Informatics Health informatics tools include:
• Computers
• Clinical guidelines,
• Formal medical terminologies,
• Communication systems
Information Technology (IT)
“is the study, design, development,
implementation, support or
management of computer-based
information systems, particularly
software applications and computer
hardware’’
Informatics ≠ IT
• Information Technology is not Informatics
• Information technology is hardware &
software.
• IT is to nouns, as informatics is to verbs.
• Informatics helps IT ‘work appropriately
informatics focus on I not T I = information
T = Technology
1- Radio
2- Computers 3- Floppies
4- CD, DVD 5- Flash drive
Technology revolution (Hardware)
6- Hard disk 7- Laptop
8- smart phone 9- what is next
Radio
Computer
Floppy
CD & DVD
Flash
Hard disk
Laptop
Smartphone
The Internet
The internet
Is a worldwide, publicly accessible
network of interconnected computer
network that transmit data using the
standard internet protocol (IP)
An electronic resource is a
manifestation of a work that requires
the use of a computer for access
How to connect to the Internet Three main ways to connect to the Internet
• Dial-Up
• High Speed/DSL
• Wireless Connection (Wi-Fi)
1- Dial-Up
• All you need is a computer, phone-line and Internet Service Provider! (ISP)
• Not as fast as other Internet connections, but often more affordable
ISP Internet
Your computer Landline
2- Cable/DSL
• Travels through fiber-optic cables underground
• Needs to be connected by a Modem to your computer
– Modem: A hub that connects the computer to the Internet
• Faster than Dial-up
3- Wi Fi
• Your computer must be a
“Wireless enabled” device
• Your computer can pick up signals from different wireless networks
• Some networks require
passwords or a subscription, others are free
Web browser
A web-based program that displays the Internet Common Web Browsers
• Internet Explorer: for Windows only
Other web browsers
• Google Chrome: created by Google
• Mozilla Firefox: works on Mac & PC
General Uses of internet
1- Electronic mail (E-mail)
2- File transfer protocol (FTP) 3- Telnet
4- Research
5- Diagnostic and therapeutic purposes
6- others
Internet-based resources & knowledge-
based information
Internet based Resources
Internet based resources and their
importance to the delivery of health
information
In clinical settings, the internet:
1- enables health care providers to gain rapid access to information.
2- enables health care providers to consult with each other electronically
3- enables consumer to communicate with health care providers
4- supports numerous health-related activities
Some internet resources for health information:
1) Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov
The CDC deals with preventing and controlling disease, injury and disability and its website ably reflects this mission.
2) World Health Organization (WHO)
http://www.who.int
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.
3) WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO)
http://www.emro.who.int
The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean is one of WHO’s six regional offices around the world.
4) The National Center for Biotechnology Information
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
providing access to biomedical information
5) Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
www.moh.gov.sa
It is a sources of health information and gate way to certain electronic services
6) Hinari
It is a sources of health information and gate way to certain electronic services
knowledge-based information
knowledge-based information
Knowledge-based information is commonly referred to as "the literature.“
It is vital to an organization's ability to
provide patient care
.Knowledge-based information is important to:
1. Clinical decision making.
2. Continuing education of staff.
3. Administrative planning and management.
4. Performance assessment and improvement.
5. Patient and family education.
6. Research.
Knowledge information resources
(Resources are, of course, the information sources) 1. Journals.
2. Books.
3. Audiovisuals.
4. Databases and other electronic sources.
5. Practice guidelines.
6. Patient education materials.
Who owns information ?
healthcare information is:
- Personal
-sensitive
Who owns a patient’s health information?
- The patient to whom it refers?
- The health provider that created it?
- The IT specialist who has the greatest
control over it?
Answer
All of the groups above have rights and
responsibilities relating to health
information.
Ownership
of the information may vary depending on the underlying circumstances and relationships, as well as state law.According to the law, patients have rights to:
1. Privacy.
2. Security.
3. Accuracy
related to their health information.
When the information is stored in written or electronic form the healthcare provider becomes the legal custodian of that healthcare record and is given specific legal rights and duties relating to possession and protection of that healthcare record.
