Transcript Epidemics and Pandemics

EPIDEMICS AND PANDEMICS
Group 3: Nik Bogdanov, Nathan Nelson, Tate
Allen, Leanne Galletta, Antrae Lennon, Joe Vince,
Andre Tribbe
EPIDEMIC / PANDEMIC PREVENTION
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Promoting better health care, making
information available in a reasonable manner
Interoperability making sure data is exchanged
accurately through information technology
systems, software, and other systems
Having a strong national public health system
EPIDEMIC / PANDEMIC PREVENTION
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Informing people through education, compensation, and
communication
Performing tests, tracking people who may have the virus
and using intervention and infection through HIT
Practicing good hygiene
HIT DISPARITY
What is HIT Disparity?
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HIT Disparity relates to
gaps in the quality of
health and health care
across racial, ethnic,
sexual orientation and
socioeconomic groups
due to the absence of
information technology
systems
Effects
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Come at a personal and
societal price
Lead to disparities in
quality
Opportunities to provide
preventive care are
frequently missed
Inequality in quality
exists
Improvement is
possible…
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr03/nhdrsum03.htm
HIT DISPARITY
Improvements Are
Possible
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Global notification and the
sharing of information
pertaining to threats and
current knowledge of
diseases
Increasing production and
efficiency of
immunizations based on
the understood types and
prevalent traits of an
epidemic or pandemic,
immunizing and
prevention measures
Going International
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Already in practice in the
US and other Nations
Would Provide
comprehensive support to
the effort of isolating and
quarantining disease
Improves the information
available to the public
about a disease, leads to
an improved standard of
life through the prevention
of diseases
MAPPING A VIRUS
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Able to completely 3D map a virus
Helps with understanding the
disease
Can lead to several new possibilities
New Technology
CALLING DR. ANYWHERE
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Applying Tele-Health to
epidemics
Number of possibilities
Remote locations
Impact on Swine flu
EPIDEMIOLOGY ANONYMOUS
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Data Mining!
Expanding the EHR’s
functionality
Several applications
Ethics challenges
PUBLIC INFORMATION
Distribution of
information is rapid and
easy:
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Evening News
Online Sources
Public Reactions:
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Precautionary
Measures
Panic is a possibility
PROBLEM: MEDIA ACCURACY
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Sensationalized News
Gauging severity of problem
People do their own research
PREVENTION OF EPIDEMICS THROUGH
POLICY ENHANCMENTS
Health Information
Exchange Network
 Data Mining
 Security
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PREVENTION OF EPIDEMICS THROUGH
TECHNOLOGY ENHANCMENTS
Personal Data
Assistants
 Red Flag Alerts
 Electronic Medical
Records
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HIT IS EVERYWHERE!
Current Support Environment:
Public
 Military and Private
 Adapting to Health
Care
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FUTURE HIT
… and then what?
Holistic HIT and beyond
 Experience based AI
 Elimination of exclusive
systems
 Ethics and Morals
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QUESTIONS?