Normalisation of electronic medical records in routine healthcare work amidst ongoing digitalisation of the Philippine health system

Macabasag, Romeo Luis A.; Mallari, Eunice; Pascual, Patrick Joshua C.; Marcelo, Portia Grace F.

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115182

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“…We first considered using a purely computerbased learning mode for the training to further increase the reach of our course, even to those in the remote areas of the country. 49,50 However, given the infrastructural challenges in the Philippines, which limits the use of ICTs for health 51 , we did not pursue this plan and instead explored the possibility of combining online and traditional teaching approaches. Nevertheless, we consider this development as an open casewhether or not our design is feasible for the HeLe Project and perhaps can be adapted to other technology-based health projects.…”

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Design of a Blended Learning Course for Training Community Healthcare Providers on eHealth-enabled Newborn Hearing Screening

Amoranto,

Macabasag,

Yarza

et al. 2023

Acta Med Philipp

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Objectives. We present in this article the design and evaluation of a blended learning approach for training community healthcare providers in performing newborn hearing screening (NHS).Methods. We developed a blended learning course for training community healthcare providers on eHealth-enabled NHS, following Bloom’s revised taxonomy of educational objectives. The training involved three components: computer-based training (CBT), face-to-face (FTF) training, and on-site coaching. We used surveys and post-training interviews following Level 1 Kirkpatrick’s training evaluation model to get initial feedback on the training program.Results. Thirty-one community healthcare providers from five rural health units and a private hearing screening center, with a mean age of 42.2 ± 12.0 years, participated in the pilot. 93.5% of the participants agreed that the program content met stated objectives and was relevant to their practice. The length of the course was perceived to be adequate. Overall satisfaction with the program was rated at 8.5 ± 0.9 (with ten as the highest). The majority expressed that the CBT and FTF course were satisfactory at 93.5% and 100%, respectively. All participants agreed that the course enhanced their knowledge of newborn hearing screening and telehealth. Positive reviews were received from participants on the use of CBT to improve theoretical knowledge before FTF training. Participants declared that FTF training and on-site coaching helped improved NHS skills and implementation.Conclusion. Competent community healthcare providers are critical to strengthening the performanceof the health system, and advances in the education and technology sectors offer promising potential inupskilling local healthcare providers. The increasing access of Filipino healthcare providers to improvedinformation and communications technology (ICT) is a significant catalyst for pedagogical innovation, like the use of blended learning in the continuous professional development of health practitioners. As ICTs gradually penetrate the health sector, the challenge we now face is not whether but how we can use innovations in education strategies to benefit healthcare providers.

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Design of a Blended Learning Course for Training Community Healthcare Providers on eHealth-enabled Newborn Hearing Screening

Amoranto,

Macabasag,

Yarza

et al. 2023

Acta Med Philipp

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“…In terms of implementing its national eHealth initiative, the Philippines has accomplished a number of significant milestones reflecting the country's journey toward a more digitally integrated healthcare system. In 1998, the National Telehealth Center (NTHC) was established at the University of the Philippines Manila, a foundational development in the eHealth landscape [43]. This marked the start of a larger change in the healthcare industry.…”

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Exploring the Landscape of Health Information Systems in the Philippines: A Methodical Analysis of Features and Challenges

Amor C. Tinam-isan,

F. Naga

2024

IJCDS

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A thorough analysis was conducted to evaluate Health Information Systems (HIS) in the Philippines utilizing the PRISMA approach. An initial pool of 313 potential articles, with 285 articles being excluded based on the exclusion criteria, resulting in a focused analysis of 28 articles. This analysis classifies the many HIS features while highlighting each one's distinct value inside the Philippine healthcare system. These features encompass scheduling and communications, record-keeping and prescription, knowledge and information management, and marketplace and payment systems. Common features to most HIS are the profiling of patient, notification system, membership verification, laboratory result generation, and electronic appointment and scheduling. Parallel to this, the study examined the many difficulties encountered in the adoption and application of HIS in the Philippines, tackling issues like a lack of human resources, infrastructure-related challenges, and the impact of regional strategies and policies. Additionally, financial issues were also found to be a major challenge hampering the successful development and maintenance of HIS within the hospital system. This methodical investigation, Philippine-specific, provides insights into the dynamic environment of HIS, providing a basis for wise choice-making and strategic planning adapted to the distinct healthcare context of the Philippines.

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“…I am grateful to receive knowledge from my more experienced international colleagues, in the meantime 1,2 but as a graduate student, I am still an explorer . An explorer, since I am only the third Filipino Rheumatologist in Health Informatics, caught amid a country undergoing a socio‐technical transition 3 . Despite the challenges of this transition such as partial implementation and selective participation of stakeholders, many of my colleagues in Health Informatics are frontline, leaders, and drivers of this change.…”

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Class‐Rheum for AI: Reflections from a Filipino Rheumatologist and Health Informatics graduate student

Traboco

2024

Int J of Rheum Dis

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In 2019, when I returned to the university for my master's studies in Health Informatics, we had no subject particular to artificial intelligence (AI). A pandemic and a few theses proposal delays later, we're learning about AI more voraciously than ever: studying the literature, listening to online podcasts, organizing lectures, and coffee meeting groups with the Department of Computer Science. I am grateful to receive knowledge from my more experienced international colleagues, in the meantime 1,2 but as a graduate student, I am still an explorer. An explorer, since I am only the third Filipino Rheumatologist in Health Informatics, caught amid a country undergoing a socio-technical transition. 3 Despite the challenges of this transition such as partial implementation and selective participation of stakeholders, many of my colleagues in Health Informatics are frontline, leaders, and drivers of this change. But before AI can even take place, the Philippines must digitize its healthcare services as part of the plan to provide universal healthcare. 4 My institution began plans for digitization only

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Normalisation of electronic medical records in routine healthcare work amidst ongoing digitalisation of the Philippine health system

Cited by 4 publications

References 29 publications

Design of a Blended Learning Course for Training Community Healthcare Providers on eHealth-enabled Newborn Hearing Screening

Design of a Blended Learning Course for Training Community Healthcare Providers on eHealth-enabled Newborn Hearing Screening

Exploring the Landscape of Health Information Systems in the Philippines: A Methodical Analysis of Features and Challenges

Class‐Rheum for AI: Reflections from a Filipino Rheumatologist and Health Informatics graduate student

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