Information Technology in a Global Society

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Area of Interaction - Health

Electronic health records: privacy, data analysis, public health

Do some research on Electronic Health Records (EHR), then answer the questions below.
The links below will help get you started. 

Links:

	Electronic Health Records
	Barriers to EHR's
	Lack of Standards Hinders EHR's
	A great site with lots of links for EHR's
	A PDF report on Security for EHR's (This is 56 pages so DO NOT print it out - just read it on the screen)
	Sale of Health records
	How to tamper with electronic health records ...

1. Define an EHR system? [2 marks]

2. Explain two ways an EHR system benefit society? [4 marks]

3. Explain two of the reasons why EHR's are not yet widely used.
   [4 marks]

4. Discuss three social or ethical concerns people have with EHR? [10 marks]

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Electronic health records are stored in large databases and to manage these databases operators use database programs.

You will need to know a little about what a database is and how database programs work.

1. Look through this database introduction (first link on the right-hand side)

2. Read this Introduction to Relational Databases

3. Flat file database example Relational Database example

4. Read the database section in Computer Confluence pg 148 - 155.

5. Read the information on the database exam preparation webpage.

6. Complete the exam questions.