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Introduction to this site and its Purpose

• Introduction

Background and History of the development of this Web Site

• Background

  • Goals

  • Philosophy

  • History of Site formation

Search the site for specific information 

• Search

The InHCc Team

• The Team

Our discussion must begin with Health Economics. Very few decisions can be made unless there is an understanding of the market forces that influence health care. 

• Health Economics

Discussion of management issues in International Public Health. This is a rather long index, more on the next page.

• Public Health Management (see next page for detail)

  • Background

  • Planning

  • Management Science

  • Indicators

  • Accounting

  • Finance

  • Human Resources 

  • Marketing

  • Decision Support

  • Project Management

Information System introduction, its history and development

• Information Systems Introduction

  • History

  • Today's Technology

  • Benefits of Information Systems

This Section discusses the use of information in health care organizations in general and gives a brief introduction to each of the technologies available for use. For a more detailed description of a particular technology, link to other Sections.

• Health Informatics

  • Background

  • Stakeholders

  • Standardization

  • Computerized Patient Record

  • Clinical Systems

  • Quality of Care

  • Managed Care

  • Data Warehousing

  • OLAP

  • Research and Data Mining

  • Assessing Health Information Systems

  • Security

One of the most important issues in Health Care is Security. This entire Web Site is based on being able to analyze data without the lost of security. Although security covers many different areas of interest, we will consolidate them in one place. 

• Security

  • Issues

  • Authentication

  • Authorization

  • Security

  • Privacy

  • Confidentially

  • Competition

  • Methods of Protection

  • Win2000 Security

  • Proposed Solution

Data Collection methods and examples of database designs giving particular emphasis to Family Planning and Reproductive Health.

• Data Collection 

  • Knowledge Base

  • Background

  • Collection Systems

  • Data Sources

  • Quality Control 

  • Core Indicators for Reproduction Health

    • WHO IMCI

    • WHO OBSQID Project

    • PAHO Core Health Data for the Americas (Categorized)

    • PAHO Core Health Data for the Americas (Glossary) 

  • GIS

  • Documentation

  • Costing of Data Collection

Web Technology and its use in Health Care. 
See WHO OBSQID Project for a good example of the use of this technology.

• Web Technology

  • Strategies

  • Protocols

  • Client Side

  • Server Side

  • Support Systems

  • Issues

  • Tools

Relational Databases their design and advantages

• Databases

  • Relational Databases

  • Operational Databases (OLTP)

  • Informational Databases (OLAP)

Data Warehousing and its use in Health Care. 

• Data Warehousing

  • Background

  • Architect

    • Scalability 

  • Metadata

  • Implementation

  • Sources

  • Middleware

  • Storage

  • User Interface

  • Administration

  • Long Term Objectives

  • Cost Justification

Introduction to On-Line-Analytical Processing (OLAP) and how managers may use this technology.

• On Line Analytical Processing (OLAP)

Data Mining and its uses in research

• Data Mining and Research

  • Data Warehousing vs Data Mining

  • Computer Algorithms

Since this is, after all, a Web Site for International Public Health, we must give some consideration to National implications and issues in Developing Countries

• International Development and Issues in Developing Countries. 

International Public Health is not complete without a discussion of the "funding" behind the projects, their objectives, methods, and future requirements.

• Donors

Since this Web Site is dedicated to International Public Health, it would not be proper to not speak on the subject of NGO's

• NGO's

The recommendation of this InHCc for a new paradigm in Information Systems for Health Care

• Recommendations for a Health Care Information System

  • Advantages of the recommend system 

  • Network Drawing

Case Studies and examples are always fun to read. The hope is, is that they will also be instructive.

• Case Studies

  • Management

  • Accounting and Finance

  • Project Driven Management

  • Analysis

  • Modernization

  • Planning

  • Security

  • Human Resources

  • Keeping Them Honest

Examples providing a number of real life projects procedures and application programs that can be used in health care organizations. Many examples may be downloaded directly (some in a pdf file)

• Examples  (see next page for details)

  • Management

  • Human Resources

  • Information Technology

  • Accounting and Finance

  • Papers

     

Special Interest Areas

• Specialized Groups

  • Environmental

  • Epidemiology 

  • Nutrition 

  • Population Research

  • Surveillance Systems

References to Bibliography, Links, and Resources

• References

• Acronyms

• Links

• Resource Guide 

• Bibliography

• Definitions

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