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Medical Informatics Project Overview

The Medical Informatics Project I aims to familiarize students with the realities of medical informatics and the integration of ICTs in healthcare services. The project involves researching a hospital's computer infrastructure and assessing how medical personnel utilize these tools for clinical services. Key deliverables include drafts and a final project that address various aspects of ICT usage in hospitals, with specific grading criteria outlined for evaluation.

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Medical Informatics Project Overview

The Medical Informatics Project I aims to familiarize students with the realities of medical informatics and the integration of ICTs in healthcare services. The project involves researching a hospital's computer infrastructure and assessing how medical personnel utilize these tools for clinical services. Key deliverables include drafts and a final project that address various aspects of ICT usage in hospitals, with specific grading criteria outlined for evaluation.

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Medical Informatics Project I

Objective
Bring the student closer to the reality of medical informatics in the country and
allow them to get to know firsthand the elements that make it up.
Allow students to discover the close relationship between ICTs and the
medical practice.
•Achieve that students identify and know the needs that
hospitals need to have ICTs to provide good service.

Purpose

The project consists of conducting research at some center


hospital with the purpose of discovering its computer infrastructure, but about
everything, to understand the relationship between that infrastructure and the services
clinical services provided. On the other hand, the aim is to find out the degree and level at which the
Medical personnel uses computer tools as support for their work.
as a source of professional information. The goal is to achieve an overall view
of the diffusion of ICTs among medical personnel and the level of integration with the
clinical service. In summary, it is desired to discover to what extent ICTs contribute to
to provide better healthcare service in a hospital and how it supports
work of the doctors in particular.

Deadlines

The project will be delivered on three dates with grading.

First qualified draft (25%) from September 3 to September 8


Second graded draft (25%) from October 8 to 10
Finished project and exhibition (50%) from November 12 to 14

Relevant aspects to be addressed

The project must necessarily consider the following aspects


Quantity and types of computers
Distribution of computers by areas
Characteristics and coverage of the network.
Characteristics of network servers and uses
Characteristics of internal communication: email.
Most used office automation resources
Web presence: domain and website.
Use of ICTs in the provision of healthcare services (appointments, records,
communications, programming, etc.)
- Hardware y software médico. Nivel de integración en el servicio.
Level of automation of tasks: medical and administrative
Most used sources of medical information.
Level of knowledge of the staff about IT in medicine.
Personal ICT tools used by doctors
Dissemination of health information systems on the web.
Custom developed specific medical software.
Internet access facilities
Integration between the medical team and ICTs
Digital clinical information storage

Grading criteria

The criteria to be evaluated will be the following


a) Formality
Binding, cover, index, introduction, annexes, document format, etc.
Content
Depth of the study
Scope of the research
Description of the problems detected
Convenience of the proposed measures
c) Materials
Plans, drawings, diagrams, photos
Technical charts
Slide presentation
Supplementary information
d) Punctuality in submission dates.

Project Format

1.- Ring binding


2.- Cover
3.- List of members
4.-Table of Contents
5.- Presentation
6.- Content
About the hospital:
+ Name
Location
Specialty and level
+ Coverage, capacity
Historical review of its creation
About the IT infrastructure
+ Network plan identifying servers and workstations
+ Network characteristics:
Network coverage level
Antiquity of the network
Physical support
Types of servers, characteristics and age
Network software: Network Operating System, security.
Quantity and types of personal computers
Distribution chart of computers by areas
Clinical management software: type, characteristics.
Specific medical software: indicate
Level of integration of medical equipment and IT
Form of storage of clinical information.
About the educational level
Use of IT in medical staff (Palm, Blackberry, etc.)
Knowledge of medical software among medical staff
Knowledge of web sources of medical information
Main sources of information (websites)
About the problems and limitations
Main critical points
7.- Final conclusion and recommendations

8.- ANNEXES
Additional images
Survey results tables
Technical data sheet of the surveys
Survey material
- Etc.

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