-
Kevin Zam replied to the topic Week 4 Topic 3: CDSS in the forum Week 4: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices II 4 days, 19 hours ago
Thanks for your sharing Ma Wah for comprehensive Malaria Reporting Platform.
-
Kevin Zam replied to the topic Week 4 Topic 3: CDSS in the forum Week 4: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices II 4 days, 19 hours ago
One example of the decision support system for almost all organization I worked for, is checklist marking scale of recruitment. When we recruit a candidate, we transparently use predefined checklist of position we want with marking scale and during interview, we add or substract marks according to candidate’s answers.
The factors influencing the…[Read more] -
Kevin Zam replied to the topic Week 4 Topic 2: Standards in the forum Week 4: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices II 4 days, 23 hours ago
Thanks for your discussion Ko Aung.
-
Kevin Zam replied to the topic Week 4 Topic 2: Standards in the forum Week 4: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices II 4 days, 23 hours ago
Thanks for your discussion Ama Wah.
-
Kevin Zam replied to the topic Week 4 Topic 2: Standards in the forum Week 4: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices II 4 days, 23 hours ago
If the hospital in a country do not use the ICD Standard, we need to ask if they are using other Standard first. If no standard is used, each hospital will write diseases differently making it hard to collect, compile, and compare in the national health information system which will cause obstacles in insurance claims, research, policy planning…[Read more]
-
Kevin Zam replied to the topic Week 4 Topic 1: Health Information Exchange in the forum Week 4: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices II 4 days, 23 hours ago
Dear Ma Wah,
Thanks for your comprehensive and excellent response.
During my work in MSF, we, MD, had to fill up the FUCHIA forms which take around 3 to 5 minutes by hands on paper excluding the patient consultation and examination time (which altogether last around 15 to 30 mins per patients). However, the MD did not fill the EHR to system and…[Read more] -
Kevin Zam replied to the topic Week 4 Topic 1: Health Information Exchange in the forum Week 4: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices II 5 days ago
According to the article by Muhiyaddin R, et al., the six main problems causing Physicians’ Burnout are EHRs’ documentation and related tasks such as note taking and electronic communication in EHRs, EHRs’ poor design, workload, work overtime, inbox alerts, and alert fatigue.
Yes, I’ve heard similar complaints. Many health officers say that u…[Read more] -
Kevin Zam replied to the topic Week 4 Topic 1: Health Information Exchange in the forum Week 4: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices II 6 days, 7 hours ago
Dear Sayar Aung,
I can read your msg on LINE but my LINE app had some issues to reply anyone. You can reach me @ +959448001552 on viber, whatsapp or zamliankham@gmail.com for the group assignment.
I also agree with you on EMR being the first world’s problem. In developed countries, I heard that so many clinical and laboratory tests are carried out…[Read more] -
Kevin Zam replied to the topic eHealth Project in the forum Week 3 Assignment: Make a VDO presentation 1 week, 2 days ago
Hi Ma Hteik,
According to my understanding, weekly health information data is collected by Kobo Collect and visualized in Power BI for the senior management to analyze and respond in your eHealth project. Quite an interesting project to implement in resource limited setting such as Myanmar! -
Kevin Zam replied to the topic MOHPROMPT_Thailand’s eHealth Project in the forum Week 3 Assignment: Make a VDO presentation 1 week, 2 days ago
Hi Ama Wah,
Quite an interesting chatbot and app! Transition from LINE chatbot to mobile app? might be costly. However, the app serve as EMR too and it is a good point even though data privacy and security might be concerned in case of phone theft. -
Kevin Zam started the topic Using Ai for Screening Tuberculosis in the forum Week 3 Assignment: Make a VDO presentation 1 week, 2 days ago
Development and evaluation of an artificial intelligence (AI) -assisted chest x-ray diagnostic system for detecting, diagnosing, and monitoring tuberculosis (Research Abstract)
Objectives: To develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted chest x-ray diagnostic system for the detection, differential diagnosis, and follow-up of tuberculosis (TB),…[Read more] -
Kevin Zam replied to the topic Topic 3: What is eHealth? in the forum Week 3: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices I 1 week, 2 days ago
As a Sci-fi movie fan, I like the following definition.
eHealth means the ability to dial a doctor from home and the interconnectedness of all of our medical details—it’s the future we were promised from sci-fi! -
Kevin Zam replied to the topic Topic 2: Big Data in Health in the forum Week 3: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices I 1 week, 2 days ago
Thanks for sharing your experiences. I agree with the fact that the need of Big Data Analysis of COVID19 change the landscape of Myanmar Health Information System.
-
Kevin Zam replied to the topic Topic 2: Big Data in Health in the forum Week 3: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices I 1 week, 2 days ago
Can you give an example of data that you think it could be considered as “Big Data”? What are the characteristics of the data that fit into 5Vs, or 7Vs, or 10Vs of Big data characteristics?
I had worked in Health System Strengthening project of Chin State in Myanamar. Considering the data I collected that time as “Big Data”, the characeristics of…[Read more] -
Kevin Zam replied to the topic Topic 1: Significance of health informatics in the forum Week 3: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices I 1 week, 3 days ago
Thanks for sharing the challenges and difficulties of Open MRS for ART in detail. However, I think that system cover only a limited ART centers in Myanmar compared to the whole nation, right?
-
Kevin Zam replied to the topic Topic 1: Significance of health informatics in the forum Week 3: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices I 1 week, 3 days ago
Thanks for sharing the challenges and difficulties of EWARS system.
-
Kevin Zam replied to the topic Topic 1: Significance of health informatics in the forum Week 3: Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices I 1 week, 3 days ago
1.Have you ever observed a health informatics project in your (other) organization? Please provide a brief introduction.
While I worked with National AIDS Program of Myanmar, I had a chance to participate in collecting HIV Sentinel Surveillance (HSS) Survey. As it was a paper-based surveillance, it was costly in terms of paper, labor and space for…[Read more] -
Kevin Zam replied to the topic WAH WAH LWIN_Yale New Haven Health System Data Breach in the forum Week 2 Assignments: Health Information Privacy & Security 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Hi Ma Wah Wah,
This is a serious case, and you explained it well. The Yale New Haven Health System breach shows how network hacking can put millions of patients’ personal data at risk and damage an organization’s trust and reputation.
To prevent future breaches, YNHHS and other health systems should use stronger network protections (like fir…[Read more] -
Kevin Zam replied to the topic Nang Phyoe Thiri_Blue Shield of California Data Breach (2025) in the forum Week 2 Assignments: Health Information Privacy & Security 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Dear Phyoe,
Good summary of the Blue Shield case. It shows how even unintentional mistakes, like misconfiguration, can expose millions of people’s sensitive health information. This kind of incident hurts both patients’ trust and the company’s reputation. To prevent this in the future, Blue Shield and other organizations should do regular audit…[Read more] -
Kevin Zam 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 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Hi Ko Aung,
Thanks for sharing an interesting case study. Your report clearly shows that the CHS breach was not just a technical failure but also a lesson in organizational preparedness. With proper patch management, real-time monitoring, and stronger security culture, such a breach could have been avoided. This case remains a reminder that…[Read more] - Load More