HIM301 Ashford Wk 5 Organizations Involved in Ehealth Initiatives Discussion Answer questions 1 and 2 on page 491 of your textbook, related to your academi
HIM301 Ashford Wk 5 Organizations Involved in Ehealth Initiatives Discussion Answer questions 1 and 2 on page 491 of your textbook, related to your academic program. Initial post: Your initial post should be 250 to 300 words. In addition to the textbook, utilize a minimum of two scholarly sources to support your points. Cite and reference your sources in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Regions are limited to North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Maximum of five students per continent. 10:24
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International Efforts, Issues, and Innovations
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What ehealth initiatives exist in different regions of the
world? Compare and contrast their aims and activities.
2. Discuss two international organizations involved in ehealth
initiatives. Describe their roles and provide a sample of
their activities.
3. What kinds of international academic organizations are
available in different regions of the world? Based on your
specialty, choose which conferences are most appropriate
for you to attend and explain why.
4. What kinds of roles can a health practitioner in your spe-
cialty play in the ehealth initiatives?
5. How can the different disciplines in health informatics use
the current international efforts to work together with an
interprofessional approach to improving the health of
individuals, families, and communities?
CASE STUDY
You have been awarded a scholarship to visit South Korea
for the next 6 months as an international student in health-
care informatics. The following description was included
in the materials you received with the announcement of
your award.
period since the establishment of the Korea e-Health Associa-
tion (KeHA) in 2003 by the Korean Ministry of Commerce,
Industry, and Energy. Since then, four related government
departments in the Ministry of Health and Welfare; Ministry
of Knowledge and Economy; Ministry of Education, Science,
and Technology; and the Ministry of Public Administration
and Security have started planning and promoting their own
strategies for ehealth applications. The departments have
Health IT (with more recent focus on ehealth) infrastructure
in the Republic of Korea has come a long way within a short
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