Jenny Bituin

Thank you, Ajarn. This is noted 🙂

Hi Hteik! I agree, eHealth helps in overcoming barriers in health service delivery.

Big data on CKD is indeed very valuable, especially in the Philippines, where approximately one (1) Filipino develops chronic renal failure every hour according to the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI).

In my opinion eHealth refers to the use of digital tools and technologies to promote health and well-being, facilitate communication between health stakeholders, and to support the delivery of the best possible care.

An example of big data is data from smartwatches. The characteristics of this data that fit into 5Vs are the following:
Velocity – Smartwatches can generate and transmit data in real time.
Volume – There are millions of smartwatch users in the world, generating a very large amount of data every day.
Value – Smartwatch can generate valuable hea…[Read more]

I can relate with you. Working with volunteers of older age and has low digital literacy was one of the first challenges I faced while working in public health nutrition. I remember explaining to our volunteers what “sending a file” means. Fortunately, I was able to overcome that challenge after a while.

Brief Introduction
I currently work at the local health office in our municipality, and one of the health informatics project that our organization uses is the Wireless Access for Health (WAH) electronic medical record system. We use WAH for patient records management, health program tracking, generating reports required by the Department of…[Read more]

In addition to preventive measures mentioned above, another measure to prevent attacks is by implementing web content filtering. By using web content filters, users were prevented from accessing websites that can infect systems with malware or expose users to phishing attacks that steal sensitive information. Social media, streaming, and online…[Read more]

Since the healthcare breach was from an attack to third-party vendor (Advanced Computer Software Group), this can be prevented by doing a third-party risk management (TPRM) in order to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with outsourcing tasks to third-party vendors or service providers.

Another preventive measure to avoid the ransomware attack is by regularly patching and updating the software and operating system used by the organization to the latest available versions. This will reduce the known vulnerabilities in the system and prevent attackers from exploiting the unpatched or outdated software and operating system. In…[Read more]

I remember celebgate, I was in college at the time. It’s a good thing that the people responsible were jailed.

Facebook is the most popular social media platform in the Philippines, with an estimated 90 million users in 2025. However, a lot of users lack awareness on data privacy and security. Attackers can use their ignorance to stealing information.

For example, I have seen many “content creators” or “social media influencers” do raffle on their Faceboo…[Read more]

I agree. PaaS provides more flexibility than SaaS because it allows you to build an application customized to the hospital’s needs.

Since I would like to develop a web-based application for patient appointments but there is only one IT officer working in the hospital, I would propose to the executive board the use of a cloud server for the project, particularly the PaaS service model for the following reasons:

1. In the PaaS cloud service model, the user has control over the…[Read more]

Thank you for your input. It is my first time learning about Master Patient Index, and having a nationwide MPI seems to be useful in improving public health.

According to WHO, the Philippines has one of the highest tuberculosis incidence rates in Southeast Asia and the fourth largest TB burden in the world. One of the ways the Department of Health use health informatics to strengthen outbreak detection, response, and control of tuberculosis is through the Integrated Tuberculosis Information System…[Read more]

I admire you, Wah Wah. You have such an extensive background in public health, data management, and statistics.

I have been working in the public health field for around 8 years, first as a public health associate then as a public health nutritionist. The skills that I must improve on to become a professional in public health are the following:

Vision and System Planning

As a public health nutritionist, my focus at work is more on nutrition and dietetics.…

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