NSE 31A/B Lecture Notes - Gibberish, Hiti, Electronic Health Record
Document Summary
Information and communication technologies (ict) variety of computer based technology systems that support gathering, analyzing, archiving, retrieving, processing and transmitting info and communication. Use of the internet to access health info. Targeting specific users of online health info: targeting development of single intervention approach for defined population sub-group that takes into account characteristics shared by sub-group"s members, examples are simple navigation sites, simple language, simple urls, q&a. Technology to support health promotion, disease prevention and chronic disease management. Increase user and supplier control of intervention: possible drawbacks of internet interventions. Potential for reinforcing the problems the intervention was designed to help. May overcome isolation of time, mobility and geography but may be no substitute for face-to-face contact: elements of future evaluations. Incorporate cost not just cost to health service but also to users and their social networks. Be alert to unintended effects of internet delivery of health interventions and include comparison with more traditional modes of delivery.