OVERVIEW OF HEALTH INFORMATICS FOR IMOO IN TH-BATTICALOA

Dr.P.G.P.DANIEL
M.O/Health Informatics Health Information Unit TH-Batticaloa 02-August-2011

Presentation Outline
1) What is Health Informatics ? 2) Why Informatics is important in Health

Sector?
3) When & where we can use informatics in

Health Sector?
4) How we can use Health Informatics in

TH-Batticaloa?

What is Health Informatics ?

Why Informatics is important in Health Sector?

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When & where we can use informatics in Health Sector?

Maintain electronic BHT (e-BHT)

When & where we can use informatics in Health Sector?

For e-prescribing

of drugs

When & where we can use informatics in Health Sector?

To order lab

investigations & results retrieval

When & where we can use informatics in Health Sector?

Image storage & Retrieval

How we can use Health Informatics in TH-Batticaloa ?

1) Identify the Available resources

2) Identify the funding resources for software & Hardware updates/replacements 3) Staff training
4) Monitoring the ongoing work & provide

feedback

Available resources
1) Each ward has

a Computer with Monitor & UPS 2) Server room working on around the clock 3) Support staff available from Health Information Unit

Screen shots of MDS

Screen shots of MDS

Monitoring the ongoing work & provide feedback

This is what we need from the

IMOO of TH-Batticaloa

IMOO can help us by

1) Writing the proper diagnosis on BHT before

writing the diagnosis card.

2) Ensure the proper usage of computer & its

accessories
3) Motivate & help the ward staff on usage of

MDS (Multi Disease Surveillance) system

For more information on

MDS - Call extension No 258 ( Server room )

or 077- 7113114 (Mr. Logaratchakan) 075-2727078 ( Mr.Shiyam)

Health Informatics course & career options

drop me an email to ruslal@gmail.com or call 075-7287684

Any Questions????

Thank you for your Attention