HS4120 Lecture 2 Exam Study
Guide
The eHealth unit works with partners at the - Answer global, regional and country level
to promote and strengthen the use of ICT in health development, from applications in the
field to global governance
overarching term used today to describe the application and communication
technologies in the health sector. It encompasses a whole range of purposes from
purely administrative through to health care delivery - Answer eHealth
3 prominent but overlapping domains of eHealth - Answer health in our hands
interacting for health
data enabling health
person: creator of eHealth. eHealth is an emerging field in the intersection of medical
informatics, public health and business, referring to health services and information
delivered or enhanced through the Internet and related technologies. - Answer Dr.
Gunther Eysenbach (eHealth)
an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the federal government of Canada
- Answer Canadas Health Infoway
a secure, integrated collection of a person's encounters with the health care system; it
provides a comprehensive digital view of a patient's health history - Answer electronic
health record
medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices, such as mobile
phones, patient monitoring devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other
wireless devices - Answer
medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices, such as mobile
phones, patient monitoring devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other
wireless devices ( - Answer mHealth/ mobile health
The Promise, Growth, and Reality of Mobile Health - Answer -mHealth has grown
dramatically since 2008
-Excitement and potential for low-and middle-income countries
-As of 2017, there were more than 5 billion wireless communication subscribers, and
more than 70% of them are in low-and middle-income countries
mHealth is designed to - Answer - Improve data collection
Guide
The eHealth unit works with partners at the - Answer global, regional and country level
to promote and strengthen the use of ICT in health development, from applications in the
field to global governance
overarching term used today to describe the application and communication
technologies in the health sector. It encompasses a whole range of purposes from
purely administrative through to health care delivery - Answer eHealth
3 prominent but overlapping domains of eHealth - Answer health in our hands
interacting for health
data enabling health
person: creator of eHealth. eHealth is an emerging field in the intersection of medical
informatics, public health and business, referring to health services and information
delivered or enhanced through the Internet and related technologies. - Answer Dr.
Gunther Eysenbach (eHealth)
an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the federal government of Canada
- Answer Canadas Health Infoway
a secure, integrated collection of a person's encounters with the health care system; it
provides a comprehensive digital view of a patient's health history - Answer electronic
health record
medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices, such as mobile
phones, patient monitoring devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other
wireless devices - Answer
medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices, such as mobile
phones, patient monitoring devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other
wireless devices ( - Answer mHealth/ mobile health
The Promise, Growth, and Reality of Mobile Health - Answer -mHealth has grown
dramatically since 2008
-Excitement and potential for low-and middle-income countries
-As of 2017, there were more than 5 billion wireless communication subscribers, and
more than 70% of them are in low-and middle-income countries
mHealth is designed to - Answer - Improve data collection
