Aung Thura Htoo

I once observed a small health information project in a border clinic (around 10-bedded). At that time, the border clinic was at its nascent stage, and it did not issue or have medical record system for the patients. However, more patients are visiting day by day, and it has become a dire matter to have a medical record system. So, our medical…[Read more]

Hello Aye Thinzar Oo, thank you for sharing your experience and your projects during COVID-19. The two applications you have mentioned: “Certificate Issuance” and “Mobile Medical Team” are great initiatives but as you have already mentioned, there are certain challenges like involvement from the decision-making level. It can be overcame by…[Read more]

Hello Tanaphum Wichaita, thank you for sharing your experience and projects that you have collaborated. Yes, it would be a great idea to incorporate concepts related to immunization, epidemiology, and health informatics skills to make the application a better one. Additionally, making it more user-friendly can enhance its interoperability if the…[Read more]

Hello Alex, thank you for sharing your project and areas needed to be improved. Yes, having a stable internet access in Myanmar is a challenging issue for the health informatics and using offline feature was a ingenuous way to improve the operability of the information system. Additionally, applying data standardization references like ICD-11 can…[Read more]

Hello Wannisa Wongkamachan, thank you for sharing a good example that underscores the significance of data standardization and interoperability in immunization information system (IIS). Yes, improving data standardization and interoperability requires training health informatics in the related fields of frameworks and standardization methods. It…[Read more]

Hello Tanaphum Wichaita (aka Jumbo), thank you for providing the areas you needed to be improved. Yes, many people do not heed the importance of good communication in the field of health informatics. Actually, good communication between people is one of the essential skills an informatician need to harness to communicate the data-driven insights…[Read more]

Hello Cing Sian Dial, thank you for sharing your needed skills in step-by-step approach. Yes, since we are new in this field of informatics, we have to learn new sets of concepts, skills, and tools so that the system we design are standardized, interoperable, secure, and assist policy makers by providing data-driven insights.

Hello Wannisa Wongkamachan, thank you for sharing your experience and the areas you need to be improved. Yes, I believe too that learning advanced statistics and public health principles like disease surveillance and epidemiology concepts can upgrade your skill sets necessary to support the management team in their decision making process.

An attacker could use the following means to conduct an attack and breaches our data.

Weak Passwords: An attacker could simply guess your weak passwords like 1234 or password and gain access to your account and steal your personal information like your chat data. Some people do not even have a password to their devices, which can lead to…[Read more]

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Proposing cloud server over physical server:
Cost Efficiency: It will be challenging for the hospital to invest a lot of capital in setting up the hardware infrastructure needed for the smooth running of the server. On the other hand, cloud server can save those costs related to setting, purchasing, and storing physical server, ensuring the…[Read more]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, information technology has played a vital role in containing the spread of infection. One of the good examples is contact tracing. Many big tech companies around the world developed systems that can assist the public health officials in monitoring and controlling the spread. However, they could have performed better…[Read more]

To be a good health informatics, one must have skills and knowledge in the fields of health, information technology, and how to deal with people (Health+IT+People). Additionally, it is a multi-disciplinary field that requires understanding teamwork, project management, and ethical issues. As for me, I am a medical doctor and so, I have knowledge…[Read more]

Hello Hsu, yes, hybrid cloud computing is a good choice considering the challenges you have outlined. Having a secure and stable internet connectivity, imposing strict legal measures for data privacy, and improving the capacity of the staff are the required steps for your transition of hybrid cloud computing in your hospital. Indeed, if your…[Read more]

If I were a director or an executive of a hospital, I would not move the hospital’s information system to cloud computing yet for the following reasons and concerns. Firstly, in my hospital, we are still heavily relying on the paper book for medical health record. So, it would be a huge step up if we moved our health information system to cloud…[Read more]

Hello Hsu, it must have been a scary experience to get a ransom email from an attacker using your data and personal information. Yes, sometimes, our data and personal information were leaked by some breaches in certain websites and the attackers made use of these breaches to scam someone. It is great that you did not fall for the trick, unlike me,…[Read more]

To be honest, my personal computers or mobile devices in the workplace have never been attacked since most of the time, they are not connected to the internet connection, and they are mostly functioning on local storage.

However, I was attacked personally by a friend of mine in my first year of medical school. At that time, even though I had…[Read more]

Hello Hsu, yes, I believe too that it would be a great idea to develop an application that can handle the appointment system. It will definitely enhance the patients’ outcomes by reducing waiting time as well as better management decision for the hospital team. Like you mentioned, web-based applications could enhance better intraoperation between…[Read more]

I am thinking about building a medical application (more like mini electronic health records) for the clinics in the areas that have limited resources. Since it would be a project initiative (like pilot project), I would target the collection of demographic data of the patients (at the reception) who are visiting the hospital or clinic. It is a…[Read more]

Hello Hsu Wai Hnin, thank you for your questions. To answer, I believe that implementing centralized EHR is not one department work, relevant sectors of government agencies should work together, support each other, as well as funding and technical assistance from international communities is needed. The obstacles are not much different to the ones…[Read more]