Jenny Bituin

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]

Thank you for sharing. I understand that OpenMRS is useful tool in delivering care and managing data of ART patients. Since the system is being used by different healthcare workers, how does it protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients’ data?

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]