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Navin Prasai replied to the topic Topic 2 Big Data in Health in the forum Week 3 : Significance of health informatics 3 years, 1 month ago
Volume: refers to the quantity of data generated from different sources like social media, images, videos.
Velocity: refers to the time how fast Big Data can be processed.
Variety: refers to the different types of data including structured and unstructured data like text, sensor data, audio, video. Mostly unstructured data are stored in big…[Read more] -
Navin Prasai replied to the topic Topic 1 Significance of health informatics in the forum Week 3 : Significance of health informatics 3 years, 1 month ago
We need to consider cost-effectiveness, customer satisfaction, and outcomes for the value. Health informatics plays a major role in the enhancement of Healthcare Values.
once the data are in electronic records they can be used for research, decision support, and better health outcomes. Data are secured and easily assessed in different departments.…[Read more] -
Navin Prasai replied to the topic Theekhathat_Healthcare Phishing Scam Exposes PHI in the forum Week 2 Assignment : Peer review Case Study 3 years, 1 month ago
The data breach was due to a Phishing attack in an employee’s email. To prevent such attacks we need to be aware of emails from an unknown sender, anti-virus software should be used and updated as needed. Also, Employees’ awareness and education for phishing techniques are recommended to prevent attacks.
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Navin Prasai replied to the topic Tossapol_CVS Health Faces Data Breach,1B Search Records Exposed in the forum Week 2 Assignment : Peer review Case Study 3 years, 1 month ago
From the report, the Data breach was commenced logging and tracking customers’ activity from the website. Multi-factor authentication, immediate law enforcement, and investigation should be started. The people who are affected by the data breach should be provided with identity protection and credit monitoring service
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Navin Prasai replied to the topic Arwin_Email Hack Results in Health Data Breach in NJ Lab in the forum Week 2 Assignment : Peer review Case Study 3 years, 1 month ago
As mentioned in the report the main cause of the breach was the technical error while testing the bugs using multi-factor authentication.
Employees’ awareness and education, using data encryption, updating software can prevent the attack. -
Navin Prasai started the topic Navin_Health Data Breach Hits Pennsylvania Health Network_ in the forum Week 2 Assignment : Peer review Case Study 3 years, 2 months ago
1.Brief description of the story.
Guidehouse, a business consulting service used Accellion FTA service for secure file transfer to Pennsylvania located Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN)clients and also for California-based Community Memorial Health System in medical claims billing and collection services. They have found that there was a…[Read more] -
Navin Prasai replied to the topic Topic 2 Health Information Privacy & Security in the forum Week 2 : Health Information Privacy & Security 3 years, 2 months ago
Attackers use different methods like sending an attachment or links which are similar to the normal links or attachments and once the users open it affects the security as in fact they are malware. Likewise, Denial-of-Service(DoS), Phishing are other methods used by attackers. In DoS, attackers overwhelmed the server with many websites and in…[Read more]
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Navin Prasai replied to the topic Topic 1 Computer Networking and Cloud computing in the forum Week 2 : Health Information Privacy & Security 3 years, 2 months ago
I would recommend cloud service because it saves money, time and data is easily accessible when in need. The data in the hospital are very sensitive and people are concerned about security and privacy. But in this situation, as we have only one IT Officer I prefer Platform as a Service (PaaS) as data and applications can be controlled by the…[Read more]
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Navin Prasai replied to the topic Topic 3 Importance of health informatics during COVID-19 pandemic. in the forum Week 1 : Principle of Biomedical and Health Informatics I 3 years, 2 months ago
During this pandemic, E-health(electronic health) plays a significant role in the healthcare sector. Telemedicine is widely used in remote areas for virtual healthcare consultation and online pharmacies. Artificial intelligence models are used for scanning the images and it makes it way easier for health practitioners. Various mobile application…[Read more]
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Navin Prasai replied to the topic What is enterprise-wide information? in the forum Week 1 : Principle of Biomedical and Health Informatics I 3 years, 2 months ago
I agree with Auswin regarding the role of a Lawyer.
These days there are a lot of concerns regarding security breaches, data privacy and there are different policies and government laws to abide. So, to design an enterprise architecture Lawyer should be included. -
Navin Prasai replied to the topic What is enterprise-wide information? in the forum Week 1 : Principle of Biomedical and Health Informatics I 3 years, 2 months ago
Different stakeholders should be involved to design an enterprise architecture in the healthcare system. As we focus on standard, secured, and efficient data from different hospitals within the province, there should be an advancement in the interoperability system.
Front line healthcare staffs play a vital role in storing data in the initial…[Read more] -
Navin Prasai replied to the topic Topic 1 Introduction to PHI in the forum Week 1 : Principle of Biomedical and Health Informatics I 3 years, 2 months ago
In my previous tenure, I worked as a clinician which was focused on an individual for treatment and health promotion. Health informatics focuses on the population, uses Information technology for the proper dissemination of information to the people. It includes various fields like medicine, public health, management, human resources,…[Read more]
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Navin Prasai replied to the topic If you are a director or an executive of a hospital in the forum Week 4: Example of Today’s IT Technology 3 years, 2 months ago
If I were a director of the hospital, I would plan to move the Facility’s Information system to cloud computing. There are different cloud computing services models like IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS . As Each service model has its pros and cons, we need to consider the facility’s resources, staff, and infrastructure.
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Navin Prasai replied to the topic How the Internet of Things and Big Data are improving healthcare? in the forum Week 4: Example of Today’s IT Technology 3 years, 2 months ago
The healthcare sectors are improving due to the advancement of technologies, the Internet of Things(IoT) has a significant role in it. Most of the devices in the healthcare facilities used are connected with sensors, data are collected, and then they are connected with smart devices. So, the health expert can easily monitor the changes in…[Read more]
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Navin Prasai replied to the topic What will you do? Why? in the forum Week 3: Computer Security 3 years, 2 months ago
While surfing the internet through the web browser the popped of messages or the warning messages might be spyware. In my opinion, it’s better not to click and go for the measures to avoid the risk of spyware or viruses.
We need to check for https in the address to find the secured website while browsing. Anti-spyware software, Firewall needs to…[Read more] -
Navin Prasai replied to the topic Has your own computer or computer system at your workplace ? in the forum Week 3: Computer Security 3 years, 2 months ago
I have experienced a couple of times virus attacks on both the computers at home and the workplace. While working at home it is mainly connecting a USB drive to my home computer. I could see the file copied from the USB drive but was not able to open it and even it affected the hardware. The issues were resolved after the installation of the…[Read more]
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Navin Prasai replied to the topic If you want to create an application whether in the forum Week 2: Fundamental of System Development and Tools 3 years, 3 months ago
Python is widely used in medical diagnostics like CT, MRI to interpret differential diagnoses. Artificial intelligence models are used for scanning the images and it makes it way easier for health practitioners.
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Navin Prasai replied to the topic If you want to build a mobile app in the forum Week 2: Fundamental of System Development and Tools 3 years, 3 months ago
Hybrid apps are the combination of web app and native app and these days their applications are increasing day by day. Unlike native apps they are used for all platforms and as in web app can be uploaded easily. It is less expensive as compare to a native app and convenient to create as it uses HTML language. It can also be used in offline mapping.
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Navin Prasai replied to the topic Why is dashboard for data visualization important for healthcare? in the forum Week 2: Fundamental of System Development and Tools 3 years, 3 months ago
I totally agree with you and would like to add few lines.
For transparency in healthcare facilities, Data visualization dashboards should be available to the general public with some limitations. So, that people can gather some ideas and have options when they are in need.
Unlike professional dashboards, they should be designed in a simple way,…[Read more] -
Navin Prasai replied to the topic Why is dashboard for data visualization important for healthcare? in the forum Week 2: Fundamental of System Development and Tools 3 years, 3 months ago
Data visualization is a vital tool to analyze the present conditions of the health care facilities, health condition of people and act accordingly in decision making for better performance. As all the data are presented in the form of graphs, charts it is easier to forecast the trends.
Following are the characteristics included in my data…[Read more] - Load More