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Epidemics and Pandemics

Epidemics and Pandemics. Group 3: Nik Bogdanov, Nathan Nelson, Tate Allen, Leanne Galletta, Antrae Lennon, Joe Vince, Andre Tribbe. Epidemic / Pandemic Prevention. Promoting better health care, making information available in a reasonable manner

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Epidemics and Pandemics

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  1. Epidemics and Pandemics Group 3: Nik Bogdanov, Nathan Nelson, Tate Allen, Leanne Galletta, Antrae Lennon, Joe Vince, Andre Tribbe

  2. Epidemic / Pandemic Prevention • Promoting better health care, making information available in a reasonable manner • Interoperability making sure data is exchanged accurately through information technology systems, software, and other systems • Having a strong national public health system

  3. Epidemic / Pandemic Prevention • Informing people through education, compensation, and communication • Performing tests, tracking people who may have the virus and using intervention and infection through HIT • Practicing good hygiene

  4. HIT Disparity HIT Disparity relates to gaps in the quality of health and health care across racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and socioeconomic groups due to the absence of information technology systems What is HIT Disparity? Effects • Come at a personal and societal price • Lead to disparities in quality • Opportunities to provide preventive care are frequently missed • Inequality in quality exists •  Improvement is possible… http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr03/nhdrsum03.htm

  5. HIT Disparity • Global notification and the sharing of information pertaining to threats and current knowledge of diseases • Increasing production and efficiency of immunizations based on the understood types and prevalent traits of an epidemic or pandemic, immunizing and prevention measures  Improvements Are Possible Going International • Already in practice in the US and other Nations • Would Provide comprehensive support to the effort of isolating and quarantining disease • Improves the information available to the public about a disease, leads to an improved standard of life through the prevention of diseases

  6. Mapping a Virus Able to completely 3D map a virus Helps with understanding the disease Can lead to several new possibilities New Technology

  7. Calling Dr. Anywhere Applying Tele-Health to epidemics Number of possibilities Remote locations Impact on Swine flu

  8. Epidemiology Anonymous • Data Mining! • Expanding the EHR’s functionality • Several applications • Ethics challenges

  9. Public Information Evening News Online Sources Distribution of information is rapid and easy: Public Reactions: • Precautionary Measures • Panic is a possibility

  10. Problem: Media Accuracy Sensationalized News Gauging severity of problem People do their own research

  11. Prevention of Epidemics through Policy Enhancments • Health Information Exchange Network • Data Mining • Security

  12. Prevention of Epidemics through Technology Enhancments • Personal Data Assistants • Red Flag Alerts • Electronic Medical Records

  13. HIT is Everywhere! Public Military and Private Adapting to Health Care Current Support Environment:

  14. Future HIT Holistic HIT and beyond Experience based AI Elimination of exclusive systems Ethics and Morals … and then what?

  15. Questions?

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