Aung Thura Htoo

Hello Wannisa Wongkamchan, thank you for your brief introduction to how incident at HealthEquity enfolded, and its impact along with ways to prevent it. You have thoroughly explained multiple ways to enhance the security of the system. Additionally, it would be better if there would be a strong industrial standards between the company and the…[Read more]

Hello Tanaphum Wichaita, thank you for your explanations of the incident at Power Diary. Yes, I believe training staff about digital security is one of the most important aspect in this incident. Like you said, training how to recognize an attack would prevent this incident. Additionally, having a disaster management plan would be a great idea to…[Read more]

Hello Cing Sian Dal, thank you for your brief explanation of ransomware attack on MediSecure and providing ways to prevent it. Your explanations are thorough, and it would be better if we could include “not only adhering but also having a enforcing mechanism for regulation a mutual contract that require strong measures for data security for the…[Read more]

According to Shaw et al (2017), eHealth can be defined as overlapping of three domains namely “health in our hands“, “interacting for health“, and “data enabling health“. His definition focuses on operationalization of eHealth and its applications.

In my opinion, the definition of eHealth should not be only focused on the application of…[Read more]

An example of bid data in today’s age is the data generated by social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. According to Wiener and Bronson (2014), Facebook generates 4 new petabytes daily (4,000,000 GB). It meets the general criteria of big data that is very complex, hard to process, and growing at a very fast pace.

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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]