Speakers Bio & Abstract

Biography
Dennis Batangan is a health social scientist, public health specialist and an ICT for Health researcher from the Ateneo De Manila University, Philippines. He finished B.S. Psychology, cum laude and Doctor of Medicine from the University of the Philippines, and a M.Sc. degree from University of Heidelberg , Germany. He received in 1997 a Professional Award in Public and Community Health and in 2012 the Blue Jeans Award for Health and Human Rights Work.Abstract
Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) as Data Inputs to Geospatial Mapping of Fever Patterns in Rural Health Units in the PhilippinesThe eHealth TABLET (Technology-Assisted Boards for LGU Efficiency and Transparency) for Informed Decision-Making of Local Government Units or eHATID LGU project is providing Rural Health Units in the Philippines with a cloud-based solution for migrating patient medical records into EMRs using a customized software installed in computer tablets. EMR data is stored in and analyzed using the GovCloud platform of the National Government Data Center (NGDC). For geospatial mapping of fever patterns, the EMR and demographic data are filtered and mapped by the eHATID LGU application and visualized in geographic maps with recorded fever cases identified up to the village level. These geospatial maps with identified fever cases provide the Rural Health Units with real time information on the monitoring of fever cases in specific population groups and can alert the health authorities on unusual fever patterns indicative of possible disease outbreaks that may affect their health service areas. eHATID LGU project - eHealth TABLET (Technology-Assisted Boards for Local Government Unit Efficiency and Transparency) for Informed Decision-Making of Local Government Units of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development and Ateneo De Manila University.