Browsing Health Informatics Internship Reports by Title
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Mental Health Outpatient Information System (MHOIS) Data Quality Improvement Project
(2012-05-25)Mental Health Outpatient Information System (MHOIS) is used to store demographic, socio-economic, administrative and clinical data of mental health patients seen at various facilities offering Mental Health Services ... -
Metadata Repository for Population Health Research
(2012-06-05)The internship was performed at the Population Health Research Unit (PHRU) and the Health Outcomes Research Unit (HORU). The objectives were to work with the health data management group and practice health informatics ... -
Methadone Maintenance Treatment Service Evaluation and Critical Appraisal of the Electronic Database at Addiction Prevention and Treatment Services, Nova Scotia Hospital
(2012-05-29)This report summarizes the internship work of Patryk Simon, a Master in Health Informatics candidate. The internship was completed from April 26 to August 19, 2011 at the Addiction Prevention and Treatment Services (APTS), ... -
Modeling a Health Care Enterprise
(2012-05-25)The federal government is responsible for the direct or indirect medical care of nearly a million people. It is the fifth largest jurisdiction in Canada. Certain groups, such as members of the military, inmates at federal ... -
Needs Assessment and System Design: Implementation of an Electronic Charting and Database System at a Canadian Poison Centre
(2012-06-05)The IWK Regional Poison Centre at the time of this paper kept only paper-based patient care records. The growing number of queries regarding statistical data on poisonings in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island prompted ... -
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Nova Scotia Provincial Blood Coordinating Program Approval Process
(2015-08-21)The Nova Scotia Provincial Blood Coordinating Program operates under the Department of Health and Wellness. The Program is pivotal in providing collaboration between blood and blood products distributor (Canadian Blood ... -
Patient Analysis and Tracking System for Mental Health and Addictions Program - Project PATS Requirement Determination
(2012-09-11)Patient tracking is a key feature in efficient management of healthcare delivery process. Owing to the global impact of recession these are challenging times for hospitals in terms of not only managing the ever increasing ... -
Patient Tracking Module of the Horizon Surgical Manager (HSM) Planning and Design Project
(2012-08-21)One of the major challenges faced by healthcare organizations are the surgical wait times and the impact it has on the quality of patient care. Healthcare leaders have realized and are now investing resources in key areas ... -
Planning the Design and Implementation of an Application for Surveillance of Notifiable Disease
(2012-06-11)This internship was completed at the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Nova Scotia Department of Health during the months of January – April 2006. The intern reported to Dr Maureen Baikie, Deputy Chief Medical ... -
Planning the Implementation of the Workload Measurement System – Emerald’s Dynamine(TM) and Dynaboard(TM)
(2012-05-29)Case costing data is required in order to effectively manage a health care organization such as the Capital District Health Authority. The workload measurement project was initiated because it was information that was ... -
Population Health Informatics: Summer Internship Experience at CDHA
(2012-06-05)Internships give students of Health Informatics opportunities to receive on-the-job training and connect their academic health informatics knowledge with the real world. Furthermore, it gives them an opportunity for ... -
Practical Use of ACSiS to Strengthen National Disease Management Programs
(2012-05-24)The information required to determine health needs, the delivery of services and the availability and use of the ever dwindling scarce resources in many countries is the driving force pushing many countries to create or ... -
Preliminary Computer-based Healthcare System for Ministry of Health of Syria
(2012-07-31)This internship work is an initial step in designing a Healthcare System for the Arabian Republic of Syria. Syria itself is located at the eastern edges of the Mediterranean Sea, at the Middle East area in Asia. It has a ... -
Recommendations for the future version of electronic discharge summary at Nova Scotia Health Authority
(2016-04-08)Continuity of care is important for quality healthcare delivery. Communication between various healthcare providers plays an important role in the continuity of care. Discharge summaries that are sent out from hospitals ... -
Reports Requirement Analysis and Gap Analysis of Colon Cancer Prevention Program and Testing of Colon Cancer Screening Application
(2012-05-30)The author’s 13 week internship was at Cancer Care Nova Scotia for the Colon Cancer Screening program. The intern joined the organization at the planning and development of the program. The main responsibilities included ... -
Request for Proposal and Data Quality issues of Electronic Medical Record: Radio Frequency Identification Solution
(2012-09-10)In July 2012, the author was involved with a team that developed a request for proposal (RFP) for an electronic medical record (EMR) system in the Health Informatics department at King Fahad Specialist Hospital in Saudi ... -
Research Study on the Prophylaxis of Gastrointestinal Side Effects of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Nova Scotia Senior Population
(2012-08-21)This internship was performed as part of Drug Use Management and Policy Research Residency Program at the College of Pharmacy and involved developing a research project under the supervision of Dr. Sander van Zanten from ... -
The Role of Health Informatics in the Provision of Continuing Pharmacy Education
(2012-08-21)The internship was completed with the Division of Continuing Pharmacy Education, Dalhousie College of Pharmacy, under the supervision of the director, Bev Zwicker, and Dr. Ingrid Sketris, Professor, Dalhousie College of ... -
Rolling out COWs and an electronic documentation system for interdisciplinary staff on two pilot units in a long term care facility
(2012-04-30)This report discusses how work performed during the internship at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Aging & Veterans Care (SHSC, A&VC) relates to the field of health informatics. The objectives of the internship were ...