HSS 3332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Telehealth, Personal Health Record, Health Informatics
16 Oct 2016
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Low for physicians to share their information with patients. Most people use it for electronic billing and test results. Apply to health technology to all fields of health. Chip is a microprocessor that can record information. 75,000 $ to put the electronic system into place health training. Entry systems reduced drug interactions and other drug problems. Wellness wizard use to help remind people to take pills. Reduce paper spending (about 400-500$ per week) medical informatics (including the consumer in medicine) e- health important. 3x longer wait times in canada than other countries with a similar system. Use for people who were to far away in rural areas. Using skype or phone to provide assistance remotely. Cdss system is built to take in different information from patient and try to provide clinical decisions ( drug choice, diagnosis) Based on knowledge base systems from medical professionals. Based on patient data and medical knowledge. Doctors should rely on this too much.
