Tool for E-Health Preparedness Assessment in the Context of an Influenza Pandemic

Li, Junhua; Ray, Pradeep; Bakshi, Aishwarya; Seale, Holly; MacIntyre, Raina

doi:10.4018/jehmc.2013040102

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“…Internet and related technologies provide a new medium for the dissemination of information and provide new ways for institutions, health professionals and healthcare providers to interact and collaborate [1,7,8]. ICT plays a prominent role in humanitarian operations and, more specifically, these ground-breaking solutions are compelling and have attracted much attention worldwide in the response to international pandemics.…”

Section: Proposed Strategic Framework For Managing Pandemicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This ensures the accessibility and availability of education to all, without frontiers. Health education creates awareness among the general public regarding communicable diseases, health status, prevention measures, ailments, and various current diagnostic procedures in the context of healthcare [7,8].…”

Section: Education and Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As stated above, medical ability and resources will be considerably challenged during a pandemic and difficulties lie in the quality of reporting and the distribution of relevant information to the parties concerned. Therefore, adoption of EHR systems, cloud-based data management systems, mHealth solutions and cloud-based data analytics will create huge advantages by cutting down manual work and save time and increase efficiency and effectiveness when facing a pandemic situation [1,7,30,32].…”

Section: Health Data Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The impact of a global pandemic is far beyond the scope of regular public health and medical care due to the heavy burden it poses on healthcare resources. It brings mega-scale economic losses and causes social inconsistency and instability [4][5][6][7][8][9][10].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Review on the Use of ICT Driven Solutions Towards Managing Global Pandemics

Thilakarathne

2021

J. ICT Res. Appl.

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A pandemic is a contagious disease outbreak that happens over a large geographic area and affects a great portion of the population while new pathogens appear for which people have less immunity and no vaccines are available. The disease can spread from person to person in a very short time. Health workers are at greater risk of infection because of patients who are carriers. In the 21st century, where everyone is connected through digital technologies, information and communication technology (ICT) plays a critical role in improving healthcare for individuals and larger communities. ICT can be divided into a wide variety of application domains that signify its importance as a major technological paradigm. It is currently drawing large attention because of its potential to alleviate the burden on healthcare systems caused by the rise in chronic diseases, aging populations and pandemic situations. This study surveyed substantial knowledge on how effective ICT healthcare solutions can be used towards managing global pandemics. In order to make it more comprehensive, we also present a four-phase strategic framework that can be deployed to alleviate the strain on healthcare resources during a pandemic, which was derived from the reviewed literature. Further, we also discuss how ICT technologies can be used towards managing pandemic situations chronographically during the transformation from a simple disease outbreak into a global pandemic.

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Section: Proposed Strategic Framework For Managing Pandemicsmentioning

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Section: Education and Trainingmentioning

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Section: Health Data Managementmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Review on the Use of ICT Driven Solutions Towards Managing Global Pandemics

Thilakarathne

2021

J. ICT Res. Appl.

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“…However, these studies are mostly related to normal health care operations. In a few studies [ 10 , 11 ], frameworks were developed for health care management during pandemics; however, these studies are limited in scope, focusing on frameworks for assessing preparedness and readiness but not for managing health care operations during pandemics. These studies focused on readiness strategies, such as resource management, finances, and vaccination; none of them highlighted an operational framework for pandemics that includes eHealth approaches or stakeholders’ roles and responsibilities.…”

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Applying eHealth for Pandemic Management in Saudi Arabia in the Context of COVID-19: Survey Study and Framework Proposal

Alsharif

2020

JMIR Med Inform

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Background The increased frequency of epidemics such as Middle East respiratory syndrome, severe acute respiratory syndrome, Ebola virus, and Zika virus has created stress on health care management and operations as well as on relevant stakeholders. In addition, the recent COVID-19 outbreak has been creating challenges for various countries and their respective health care organizations in managing and controlling the pandemic. One of the most important observations during the recent outbreak is the lack of effective eHealth frameworks for managing and controlling pandemics. Objective The aims of this study are to review the current National eHealth Strategy of Saudi Arabia and to propose an integrated eHealth framework that can be effective for managing health care operations and services during pandemics. Methods A questionnaire-based survey was administered to 316 health care professionals to review the current national eHealth framework of Saudi Arabia and identify the objectives, factors, and components that are key for managing and controlling pandemics. Purposive sampling was used to collect responses from diverse experts, including physicians, technical experts, nurses, administrative experts, and pharmacists. The survey was administered at five hospitals in Saudi Arabia by forwarding the survey link using a web-based portal. A sample population of 350 was achieved, which was filtered to exclude incomplete and ineligible samples, giving a sample of 316 participants. Results Of the 316 participants, 187 (59.2%) found the current eHealth framework to be ineffective, and more than 50% of the total participants stated that the framework lacked some essential components and objectives. Additional components and objectives focusing on using eHealth for managing information, creating awareness, increasing accessibility and reachability, promoting self-management and self-collaboration, promoting electronic services, and extensive stakeholder engagement were considered to be the most important factors by more than 80% of the total participants. Conclusions Managing pandemics requires an effective and efficient eHealth framework that can be used to manage various health care services by integrating different eHealth components and collaborating with all stakeholders.

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