Khaing Zin Zin Htwe

The one solution I can think of is introducing informatics courses in undergraduate levels especially medical related and IT programs. Thereby increasing the level of interest in informatics area. And also, policy makers and healthcare service owners need to understand the role of informaticians.

It is agreed that the product may not be fully usable without the involvement of all stakeholders i.e., informaticians, clinicians, and programmers. There needs to be more programs like GEEKS as you said.

It is true that most medical personnel tend to prioritize the treatment, and most technical specialists focus only in the electronic system in a healthcare setting. They are doing their jobs fine however, without an informatician in between, the whole workflow will be disrupted. With an informatician in place, both of the professionals described…[Read more]

To my little knowledge, I have seen much less informatician than IT specialist/developer and clinician/public health specialist taking place in the practice. Even my department only has doctors and IT specialists for developing health informatics projects. To lessen the gap of communication between us, the doctors have to self-learn IT basics, and…[Read more]

In clinical care setting, sharing laboratory data might be able to validate the interpretation of the laboratory results in a broader aspect.

Agreed with you that policy and security to be established before data sharing. Depending on where we share the data: case-by-case request, external repository or open access, setting terms and conditions of use should be made at least.

Since today’s health data have a great interest in openness, I agree with you that data sharing between countries is beneficial.

As discussed in the lecture videos, data sharing has many benefits, not only financially but also in reliability of research results. In this way, quality of care can be improved. If I were to share a data set which is under my responsibility, I would consider:
– data sharing policies of my country
– if data sharing has been consented during…[Read more]

For the same treatment, US charges much more than any other countries. And also, higher medical expenses do not mean higher life expectancy there according to the statistics. With complex health insurance systems in the US, to my little knowledge, the US government does not control drug prices and charges by healthcare professionals. It’s lack of…[Read more]

The phrase in you discussion “..the government have to be honest with the rights of the people and sincere it.” is compact and meaningful. If my government were to provide me with free Wi-Fi, I would not dare to use it freely without knowing to which extent the government plans to use my data.

According to the lecture videos, I find Net Pracharat to be a big step towards digital equity. The benefits to the people in the country, and the nation as a whole are immense with proper use of the internet.
However, I agree with the article provided about potential risks with Net Pracharat.
1. Number of Wi-Fi spots and weak signals: the…[Read more]

The health setting I’m working at is the care of drug-resistant tuberculosis patients. I would like to briefly describe the functions of my project before listing pros and cons of the implemented EMR in the process.
The main functions of the DR-TB patient care project is providing money support, supervising regular taking of drugs, monitoring…[Read more]

Suggestion for coping with challenges related to big health data:
1. Missing data
– Missing values of less than 10% can be managed with the application of statistical methods.
– However, it is best to avoid missing data starting from the data collection process. At the operational level, strict rules must be set on which values to be collected.
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May I give my opinion on each step that public health professionals can do to fight corruption as provided in the article.
1. Seeking agreement: a proper whistleblowing policy needs to be set up in each health setting. Social media analysis would give clue to possible corruption for further investigation.
2. Prioritizing action: the more damaging…[Read more]

I would like to provide national electronic health system as an example for improvement of tuberculosis care. Proper electronic health system is needed for drug adherence and safety, reduced transmission, outcomes, etc. Without proper follow up, there will be grave consequences such as drug resistance, rise in incidence, poor outcomes, and…[Read more]

The web recording and reporting system for the TB project I’m working on has a virtual server from Z.com for backup purchased with subscriptions. In cases, the physical server was stricken by a disaster, the backed up data can be retrieved. Some virtual servers (e.g., Amazon web service) provide customers with no down time warranty, which is a…[Read more]

The main benefit to patients might be less delay in getting the services they need (especially in cases of emergency). Other benefits are less chance to lose health data, which is important to both patients and the hospital itself, reducing overload of the system and the workflow, creating satisfaction to both service providers and consumers.

I am anticipating problems concerning integrity in the online reporting system for my project currently in the development process. Since there are different levels of users to be included in the system, planning which users can assess to which data is a bit challenging to me. To maintain the integrity, in my opinion, strict access control is…[Read more]

Thank you for your interest in the system.

Thank you for your recommendation and questions. Without your question, I’d never known that my country lacks proper data privacy law. For question 2, the main obstacle would be usability because the system needs to be implemented nationwide, and so a lot of training and support to users of all skill levels will be needed.