Jenny Bituin

The technology from the article that I liked the most is the use of mobility data to evaluate COVID-19 interventions.

How it works
Smartphones were used to collect aggregated location data via GPS, cellular network and Wi-Fi.

Why it is important
Mobility data collected from smartphones was used to:
• Monitor real-time population flows during C…[Read more]

1. How can surveillance help to detect and control the disease?
Surveillance can help detect and control dengue by detecting outbreaks in order to initiate timely and effective control measures, monitoring trends of incidence and number of severe cases and deaths, assessing and confirming possibility of outbreaks, and monitoring the impact of…[Read more]

Thank you for sharing your strategies during flood response.

Thank you for sharing. I hope your digital HIS transformation will be successful 🙂

1. Should you give the data out?
No, I will not give the data out without free and informed consent of the concerned individuals.

2. How do you not violate any of the General Principles of Informatics Ethics?
I will ensure that the ethical guidelines on research are followed throughout the study, in particular the Declaration of Helsinki.…[Read more]

As a health information professional, I should uphold the principles of informatics ethics. I will not tell my friend or any other people because doing so is a violation of the Principle of Information Privacy and Disposition and it is against the law. As stated in the AMIA’s code of professional and ethical conduct of 2018, inappropriate d…[Read more]

I will use the same system that I shared in the previous topic discussion (eOPT+ tool 2023 version).
Due to the negative feedbacks from end users, the National Nutrition Council (NNC) did the following to avoid system failure when introducing major updates to the system in 2025:

Awareness
The need to use the new tool was discussed to the…[Read more]

I agree. A well-functioning system is not enough to improve the delivery of healthcare services, an adequate number of healthcare workers in the community should also be a priority.

Thank you for sharing. It is unfortunate that the system failed due to funding issues, especially since there are thousands of people enrolled.

One example of a failed system in our organization is the 2023 version of the Electronic Operation Timbang Plus (eOPT Plus) tool. During the first quarter of every year, a program known as Operation Timbang Plus (OPT+) is done throughout the Philippines. In the OPT+ program, weight and height of all children 0-59 months old are measured in order…[Read more]

Thank you for sharing. Many healthcare organizations experience high turnover of clinical staff and I like that you consider this factor in the development of OpenMRS.

Thank you for sharing, Wah Wah. The malaria reporting platform seems very useful in the quick response to malaria cases.

I agree. Standards such as ICD are essential in building reliable health systems.

I agree. Integrating systems that do not share the same standard will be very tedious and costly.

Our municipal health officer uses the PHQ-9 tool of MDCalc (available online at https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/1725/phq9-patient-health-questionnaire9) to assess the severity of depression symptoms of patients. According to him, the tool is working well because it is easy to use, accessible, provides clear interpretation of PHQ-9 scores, and provides…[Read more]

Aside from providing a common/standardized language for recording, reporting, and monitoring diseases, ICD is also used to analyze statistical data on diseases. If hospitals in the country do not use the ICD standard, it will be harder to track the incidence and prevalence of diseases, monitor trends, and identify the onset of an epidemic or pandemic.

Thank you for sharing your personal experience. Many of my coworkers also experienced eye strain due to prolonged screen time using the EHR.

I like your suggestion of allotting time for documentation within working hours, not after working hours. This will help in maintaining a healthy work-life balance and reducing physician stress and burnout.

According to the article, one of the causes of physician burnout and stress is the poor design and difficult use of EHR, and EHRs with high number of functions will likely lead to high stress of physicians. I think these findings support the observations on healthcare IT of Dr. John Halamka (as presented by Dr. Boonchai Kijsanayotin in his…[Read more]

Thank you for sharing, that is a very interesting application. By using the app, I think people will become more aware and informed about the various health services they can avail for free. Since the app offers access to various preventive care services, it might also help in reducing health care costs in the long term through early detection and…[Read more]