epidemics and pandemics

EPIDEMICS AND PANDEMICSGroup 3: Nik Bogdanov, Nathan Nelson, Tate Allen, Leanne Galletta, Antrae Lennon, Joe Vince, Andre Tribbe

EPIDEMIC / PANDEMIC PREVENTION

• 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

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?

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

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

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

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

Able to completely 3D map a virus

Helps with understanding the disease

Can lead to several new possibilities

New Technology

CALLING DR. ANYWHERE

Applying Tele-Health to epidemics

Number of possibilities Remote locations Impact on Swine flu

EPIDEMIOLOGY ANONYMOUS

Data Mining! Expanding the EHR’s

functionality Several applications Ethics challenges

PUBLIC INFORMATION

Distribution of information is rapid and easy:

Evening News Online Sources

Public Reactions:

Precautionary Measures

Panic is a possibility

PROBLEM: MEDIA ACCURACY

• Sensationalized News• Gauging severity of problem• People do their own research

PREVENTION OF EPIDEMICS THROUGH POLICY ENHANCMENTS

Health Information Exchange Network

Data Mining Security

PREVENTION OF EPIDEMICS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY ENHANCMENTS

Personal Data Assistants

Red Flag Alerts Electronic Medical

Records

HIT IS EVERYWHERE!

Current Support Environment:

Public Military and Private Adapting to Health

Care

FUTURE HIT

… and then what?

Holistic HIT and beyond

Experience based AI Elimination of

exclusive systems Ethics and Morals

QUESTIONS?