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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Disease Surveillance in the forum Week 3 Assignment: Make a VDO presentation 1 week, 3 days ago
Dear Bro,
Thank for sharing DDSS project!! It reflect the crucial role of e-health in outbreak control and response. -
Wai Phyo Aung started the topic eHealth Africa in the forum Week 3 Assignment: Make a VDO presentation 1 week, 5 days ago
1 ) Brief description of the eHealth project
eHealth Africa was founded by Adam Thompson and Evelyn Castle in 2009 with a simple idea: communities in developing countries could have better healthcare when providers are able to make data-driven decisions.
Vision : A world where everyone lives healthy and more prosperous lives
Mission: eHealth…[Read more] -
Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic MOHPROMPT_Thailand’s eHealth Project in the forum Week 3 Assignment: Make a VDO presentation 1 week, 6 days ago
Dear Ama Wah,
Thank for sharing this interesting MOHPROMT_Thailand’s eHealth project!!! I learned it a lot and also got idea especially how to improve and setting up in our country Myanmar where is various constraints and challenges. -
Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Topic 3: What is eHealth? in the forum Week 3: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices I 2 weeks, 1 day ago
In my opinion, e-Health is a set of terminology which is leading to enable health. It means set of functions based on services and data to produce effective, efficacy and efficient for using by customers. The fundamental is skeletal frame to provide health services. It should include interactive electronic data recording and generating system,…[Read more]
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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Topic 2: Big Data in Health in the forum Week 3: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices I 2 weeks, 3 days ago
In my opinion, Healthcare data could be considered to be fit in with seven Vs.
1) Volume: it is huge amount of data in a hospital. there might be million of pts records per year
2) Velocity: It is important to get real time data as well to use so timely updated is essential to upload.
3) Variety: There is also different type of data as pt…[Read more] -
Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Topic 1: Significance of health informatics in the forum Week 3: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices I 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Have you ever observed a health informatics project in your (other) organization? Please provide a brief introduction.
I have experiences in health data management especially volunteer based report. There is a Maternal new born and child health (MNCH) project implemented with community based volunteers. The volunteers were trained MNCH basic skill…[Read more] -
Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic MYO OO_2024 Ascension Ransomware Attack in the forum Week 2 Assignments: Health Information Privacy & Security 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Dear Bro,
Thank for sharing this case, It is really interesting and quite common nowadays. I learned user default and preventive measure like antivirus and controlling access is also good option too.
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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Myo Thiha_The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth Group in the forum Week 2 Assignments: Health Information Privacy & Security 3 weeks ago
Dear Bro,
Thanks for sharing this interesting case, I learned that although MFA was used to secure the system and then unauthorized request are blocked automatically. However, auto block function was not enable. It seems to double check or trail whether it does work or not as we always practice in our real work.
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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic WAH WAH LWIN_Yale New Haven Health System Data Breach in the forum Week 2 Assignments: Health Information Privacy & Security 3 weeks ago
Dear Ama Wah,
Thanks for expression!! It is really interesting. I see the challenging to secure the system all the time.
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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Than Htike Aung_ How Heartbleed Shook Millions of Patients at Once in the forum Week 2 Assignments: Health Information Privacy & Security 3 weeks ago
Dear Ko Aung,
Thanks for reflection! I well noticed that how data was breach and it is really terrible that server allow to access the outsider to download without tracing anything.
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Wai Phyo Aung started the topic Wai Phyo Aung_ransomware attack Frederick Health in the forum Week 2 Assignments: Health Information Privacy & Security 3 weeks ago
A brief description
A Ransomware attack was happened on 27,Jan,2025 in Maryland-based Frederick Health organization. The attacker disrupted the IT system of the healthcare organization and reported the results of their patients to another neighboring hospital. Here is the link;
1) https://www.frederickhealth.org/notice/
2) LinkImpact of this…[Read more]
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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Topic 2.2 Health Information Privacy & Security in the forum Week 2: Health Information Privacy & Security 3 weeks, 3 days ago
As an attacker, He/she will find the vulnerability points of the system. There might be different based on structure of the system.
1) If the structure is web-based and control by user name. The first technique invading the system based on constructed web-based language. The another one will be user name and level of user privilege. If he/she…[Read more] -
Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Topic 2.1 Computer Networking and Cloud computing in the forum Week 2: Health Information Privacy & Security 3 weeks, 5 days ago
1) I would rather recommend cloud server because physical server is more costly and require IT officer to maintain and fixing issue all the time. Could server is interactive and easily accessible with minimal effort. We can buy a cloud server with effective cost and can assure easily accessibility, mobility, data security and scalability.…[Read more]
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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Topic 1.2: Importance of health informatics for outbreak detection and control. in the forum Week 1: Principle of Biomedical and Health Informatics I 4 weeks ago
Information plays vital role not only in outbreak situations but also in any emergency conditions. Immediate response or Specific information are importance to design outbreak response program. We can’t provide effective services without identifying the community needed or ground situations. In term of Flood response, We created real time data…[Read more]
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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Topic 1.2: Importance of health informatics for outbreak detection and control. in the forum Week 1: Principle of Biomedical and Health Informatics I 4 weeks ago
Yes, I totally agree that EA and national level integration is essential to control it even though different IPs are providing services. Interoperability is key to address.
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Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Topic 1.1: Introduction to PHI in the forum Week 1: Principle of Biomedical and Health Informatics I 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Regarding as a public health informatician, there are core skills that are enhancing to be a professional especially public health, IT skills, conceptual knowledge and critical thinking.
1) Public Health
I have foundation of public health knowledge because my bachelor focus on public health. I am also familiar with data collection, data…[Read more] -
Wai Phyo Aung replied to the topic Introduce yourself in the forum Orientation Forum 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Hello Everyone, Nice to meet you. My name is Wai Phyo Aung and you can call me William as nickname. I am from Myanmar. I graduated from University of Community Health, Magway, Mayanmar. I work as a Humanitarian aid worker in an INGO and NGO especially in monitoring, evaluation and learning field. I hope this program will be effective my career…[Read more]