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BNEFIT and HIM Leaders Unite to Reach 5000 Jobs in 2022

August 22, 2017 The Mail Man 0

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<span style="font-size: large;">Various academe, government and industry leaders pledged their commitment to support the goal of Bacolod and Negros Occidental in creating at least 5,000 jobs in the healthcare information management (HIM) sector by 2022.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 2014, the Bacolod-Negros Occidental Federation for Information and Communications Technology (BNEFIT) has set the goal to achieve at least 60,000 jobs in the ICT industry by 2022, including HIM jobs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The 1st Bacolod Healthcare Information Management (HIM) Conference held last August 17 and 18, 2017  at SMX Convention Center – Bacolod successfully gathered local stakeholders to scale up the potential of the countryside in attracting HIM jobs, opportunities and investments, and bring everyone on the same page in the area of HIM education and training. The first day saw more than 300 students while the second day gathered leaders and executives from colleges universities and training institutions, medical and healthcare and IT companies, national and local government executives, real estate developers and other private-sector stakeholders. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Maraňon, Jr. in his speech said the province is “at the threshold of a new beginning to expand and conquer another industry – the healthcare information management.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our joint target with BNEFIT for Bacolod and Negros Occidental is to successfully expand to three areas - software development, a creative process like game development and animation and in healthcare information management, Maraňon said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">BNEFIT Executive Director Jocelle Batapa-Sigue said of this target, 5,000 are targeted to be from the HIM sector which covers the whole spectrum of health services that require voice, non-voice, data analytics and information management such as medical coding and billing, and medical transcription, among others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Healthcare Information Management of the Philippines (HIMAP) Director Raymond Ang said the healthcare BPO market is projected to reach US$ 276.79 Billion by 2021 from US$170.47 Billion in 2016, growing at a CAGR of 10.2% during the forecast period from 2016 to 2021. In the Philippines, as of 2016, there are 118,000 workers in HIM and we the projected annual growth rate of 10 percent, the industry forecast is 210,000 jobs by 2022, Ang in his presentation said.  </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Judilyn Caňete, president of MedStar Philippines Healthcare Information Management, a New York based company which recently expanded to Bacolod encouraged the HIM conference delegates to concentrate on training and certifying the local workforce for medical coding and billing. She said her company is open to partnerships with schools on how to create scholarships for trainees in coding and billing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After his Manila site, Butch Valenzuela, president of Visaya KPO, is eyeing Bacolod as an expansion site for health-related voice BPO jobs. Valenzuela said the local stakeholders must develop its talent supply to address the requirements of the HIM industry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Undersecretary Monchito Ibrahim, in his keynote address, commended BNEFIT and the local stakeholders for anticipating and preparing for the growth of the HIM industry. He said stressed there is a need to change mindset especially in the minds of young people about how the business process outsourcing industry is moving towards high skilled jobs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The two-day event was organized by BNEFIT to explore potential synergies in creating innovative platforms for delivering global HIM services, discover the magic of HIM education to create jobs and investments for countryside development and create a conducive ecosystem for HIM jobs and investments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The roster of resources speakers includes Ibrahim, Caňete, Valenzuela, Ang, Sammy De Leon, president of SSP Virtual Assistants in Davao,  Zeno Martinez, publisher of TechBlade.PH, Jay Errol Aray, site director of Hinduja Global Solutions in Iloilo, Emmy Lou Versoza – Delfin, Director for Innovation of the DICT, Kristelle Lynne Ong, president of Philippine Call Center Institute, Vida Candida Arciaga,  Vice President for Human Resources of  XL Service Philippines, Diego Jose Ramos, President of Medical Tourism PH, Merle Salvani, Region 6 Governor of Philippine Nurses Association (PNA), Leif Brian Margallo,  Founder and CEO of Virtual Workforce Professionals, Inc., Levi Trio and Anthony Visitacion of Teleperformance and Dorothy Londres.</span><br />
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All Systems Go for the 1st Bacolod HIM Conference

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<span style="font-size: large;">Health Information Management (HIM) systems all lead to the 1st Bacolod Healthcare Information Management (HIM) Conference this August 17 – 18, 2013.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The conference will highlight the stakeholders of HIM in Negros and aims to explore potential synergies in creating innovative platforms for delivering global HIM services; to discover the importance of HIM education to create jobs and investments for countryside development and to create a conducive ecosystem for HIM jobs and investments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The conference is being led The Bacolod-Negros Occidental Federation for Information and Communications Technology (BNEFIT) together with Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and MedStar Philippines HealthCare Information Management Corporation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The conference will include resource persons from the various industries associated with HIM within Negros and other regional and national centers of the healthcare information systems sector.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">DICT Sec. Monchito Ibrahim, Raymond Ang of Edulynx, Butch Valenzuela of Visaya KPO, Lloyd Tronco of Medix and Judilyn Franco – Canete, President of Medstar Phils., among others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The topics to be discussed and presented range from  Philippine HIM Industry Outlook to Synergies for HIM in the Countryside. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Aside from the topics to be presented, panel discussions will be at the forefront of the conference. 5 Panel discussions with 9 resource panelists will be conveying their assessments and insights during the panel discussions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Atty. Jocelle Batapa – Sigue, former NICP President, and Techblade Publisher Zeno Martinez will be among the panelists together with representatives from DICT and other industry stakeholders and partners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The conference is divided into 2 tracks, Student’s Track on August 17 and Professional’s Track on August 18. Track 1 is for graduating students from all medical, health and information technology (IT)-related courses. Track 2 on the second day, delegates including various officials from all the municipalities and cities in Negros Occidental, together with  Bacolod, top level executives from colleges, universities and training institutions, medical, healthcare and IT companies, national and local government executives, real estate developers and other private sector stakeholders.</span><br />
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PH Student is NatGeo’s Everyday Genius

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<span style="font-size: large;">A 20 year old software engineering student from Central Philippine University (CPU) won the grand prize in National Geographic’s Everyday Genius contest.  John Elmer Loterizo to the plum with his Patient in-transit Diagnostics System (PaDS).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">PaDS is an app that sends a patient’s diagnostics prior to arrival to any hospital that is a critical component in patient management during emergencies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> “PaDS was an idea created through my observation of the protocol in emergency cases here in the country.”  “As I come to read news articles on patients not being accepted in hospitals here in the country because of the lack of facilities and the like, the chances of that patient receiving the immediate care becomes slim,” Loterizo said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">PaDS is a communications link between an emergency medical responder and a medical practitioner that is awaiting for the arrival of a patient in transit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Time and information are of the most critical essence during times of emergencies and having advanced knowledge of conditions and diagnostics of a patient will spell the difference between life and death during most cases.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the Philippine setting, emergency cases had to contend with traffic in urban areas while in rural areas, the distance between primary health centers and tertiary hospitals with the proper equipment to handle such cases is an ever present factor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As experienced by Loterizo himself, “It’s based on my personal experience,”  “I  had a hypokalemia  at around 2 a.m. I was rushed to the hospital because I had difficulty breathing but to no avail, I had to wait for a couple of minutes before being entertained. After I was entertained, the doctors still had to query me about my medical history before giving me some form of initial treatment and subjecting myself to some tests,” Loterizo related</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The wide use of smartphones in the country is a boon for solutions in addressing such critical cases. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">PaDS work as a private two way conversation between a medical practitioner and the attending emergency medical responder on-site. This is of importance when the recipient hospital is not yet aware of an incoming emergency case and PaDS will advance information to the hospital so that preparations for the proper management of the case can be made before the actual arrival of the patient. </span></div>
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From Paperwork To Paperless: Electronic Medical Records

June 05, 2017 Francis Dominic 0

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<span style="font-size: large;">For years, we have been used to the sight of medical secretaries, nurses, and doctors flipping over and spending valuable time retrieving and analyzing paper documents. However, our time has evolved and has become more rapid, that it's too "retro" to wait and scan over that medical sheet from the dusty drawer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Paperwork can take up a significant amount of space, and this requirement will only get bigger as the number of documents you accrue grows. Furthermore, documents will typically need to be stored close to hand so that they can be accessed as quickly as possible. If they are located on another floor or in a different building, you could experience severe productivity losses when retrieving forms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nevertheless, since hospitals all over the world have started investing on ELECTRONIC MEDICAL/ HEALTH RECORDS, communication and the process from getting a consultation to doing medical procedures has never been so convenient and fast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">EHRs and the ability to exchange health information electronically can help you provide higher quality and safer care for patients while creating tangible enhancements for your organization. EHRs help providers better manage care for patients and provide better health care by Providing accurate, up-to-date, and complete information about patients at the point of care, Enabling quick access to patient records for more coordinated, efficient care, Helping providers more effectively diagnose patients, reduce medical errors, and provide safer care, Improving patient and provider interaction and communication, as well as health care convenience and the list just goes on. </span></div>
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In our <b><a href="http://www.healthtech.ph/2017/03/smartphonesandhealth-dr-eric-j-topol.html">first edition of #SmartphonesAndHealth, we talked about Dr. Eric J. Topol</a></b> and how he pointed out that thanks to technology, patients are already in increasing control of their personal healthcare. We described how Dr. Topol presented anecdotes of patients finding relief for their conditions, through the use of tech. In today’s <b><a href="http://www.healthtech.ph/search/label/%23SmartphonesAndHealth">#SmartphonesAndHealth</a></b>, we give you three of those tools.  <br />
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<b>Please remember that a conclusive diagnosis, especially the course of the treatment you may choose to take, still needs to be under the supervision of a trained and licensed medical professional, especially for chronic, acute, or terminal conditions. </b> <br />
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<b>Diagnostics: WebMD [<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.webmd.android">Android</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/webmd-trusted-health-and-wellness-information/id295076329?mt=8">iOS</a>]. </b>WebMD is possibly the most comprehensive website on health conditions and how they can be managed. This smartphone app is very handy for checking your symptoms on the go, as well as the therapy and management your doctor recommended. If you’re worried about a sudden onset of migraine and need to wait till morning to visit your GP, you could check your symptoms through this app. Please don’t go off and conclude that you have brain cancer, however.  <br />
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<b>Visual Diagnostics: SkinVision [<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rubytribe.skinvision.ac">Android</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/skinvision-melanoma-skin-cancer-detection-app/id545293136?mt=8">iOS</a>]. </b>This was one of the apps mentioned by Dr. Eric J. Topol in his book, <b>“</b><a href="http://amzn.to/2n1uWkt"><b>The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine Is in Your Hands</b></a><b>.” </b>If you’re prone to mole growths, or if a skin lesion is giving you cause for worry, this may prove handy for giving you the initial diagnosis.  <br />
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<b>Check Your Medications: Drugs.com [<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.drugscom.app">Android</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drugs-com-medication-guide/id599471042?mt=8">iOS</a>]. </b>While this is an excellent resource for checking the medications that your doctor prescribed, this app is not recommended for those who are addicted to self-medication. Always check with your GP or specialist about the meds you are taking, and please read the sections on contraindications and drug interactions. And as all medical professionals advise, please do not take alcohol with your meds. They increase the metabolism, absorption, and excretion of medications. For some medications, alcohol increases the blood concentration, while for others, it decreases it. Read more <b><a href="http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/alcohol-interactions-with-medications#1">from WebMD</a></b>.  <br />
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While Dr. Topol lauds how patients are getting smarter and may be able to manage their health conditions in cooperation with their respective physicians, it is still encouraged, even urged, that we all stay responsible and informed with how we take care of our respective bodies. A healthy diet and lifestyle punctuated with exercise is a must, and please be cautioned against “herbal remedies.” While going all-natural may help your existing health condition, there is no guarantee that it could present a cure.  <br />
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With the help of smartphones and the internet, though, the care of your health is now in your hands. Nearly literally. <br />
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#SmartphonesAndHealth: Three Must-Have Health Apps On Your Android Or iPhone

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PH Radiologists gets boost from Pinoy Health Tech Startup

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<span style="font-size: large;">A Filipino health technology startup is about to make local radiologists be among the best worldwide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Recognizing that the Philippines has a dearth of trained and professional radiologists, Lifetrack Medical Systems (LifeSys) radiology information systems, picture archiving and software will enable radiologists and/or a  team of radiologists to transmit scans and x-rays using cloud computing technology to other radiologists locally or abroad for analysis and evaluation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was disclosed by Dr. Eric Schulze, CEO of LifeSys.  The LifeSys system utilizes Data Analytics technology that will assist radiologists in making diagnosis from Big Data.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">LifeSys patented its RadNav system which is a radiologist guidance system using Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS is capable of cloud computing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“When you’re doing radiology, there’s a lot of information that you have to remember,” Schulze pointed out. “So if we want to create radiologists who can leverage that knowledge base, then we make that available… It doesn’t matter if it’s a US or a Filipino radiologist.” Dr. Schulze disclosed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another reason why this can be a game changer in the Philippine radiological field is that the country has a large number of medical schools that has the potential of utilizing teleradiology and thus harnessing the optimum use for LifeSys.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“There’s not enough doctors in the world, especially in emerging markets,” “It turns out the Philippines has more medical schools than any other country in the region per capita.” Added Dr. Schulze.</span></div>
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“Patients Included” at HealthXPh Healthcare and Social Media Summit

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<span style="font-size: large;">HealthTech.PH continues to support the 3rd HealthXPh Healthcare and Social Media Summit this coming April 25, 2017 at the Marco Polo Hotel in Cebu City. During the 2nd HealthXPH Healthcare and Social Media Summit held last year, patients and caregivers were already included.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year’s summit will also make the patients and caregivers participate in formulating policies, guidelines and researches that will directly benefit these stakeholders in Philippine healthcare. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This enabled the patients and caregivers  be an integral part even before the summit itself in the design and planning of the conference, that includes selection of themes, topics and speakers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> In fact, one of the co-organizers is a dialysis patient, Dr. Narciso Tapia. Together with a community of patients such as DialysisPh and PsoriasisPh, they have endorsed topics and speakers for the summit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The experiences and of patients and caregivers will be presented and shared in the summit so as to draw from such a well of information in managing, treating and to point out areas for much needed research that will benefit these stakeholders. They will also be part of the pool of speakers that will impart real-life experiences with regards to such a debilitating and progressive illness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The organizers have ensured that these valuable resources be brought to the fore during thi summit since the information generated will be of great importance with regards to the outcome of the summit and even beyond it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The organizers have already paid for the travel and accommodations of the patients and caregivers that will participate, part of the pool of resource speakers and be delegates themselves in this event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The summit is also designed in such a way that those patients that have disabilities can participate in all applicable sessions, ancillary meetings  and programs with their requirements for mobility and convenience in mind. This also covers dietary and food preferences for the patient/participants/delegates since wellness is also part of the event design. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The summit is also available in live streaming for free so as to accommodate the “virtual” participants and would be available in various social media platforms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The 3rd HealthXPh Healthcare and Social Media Summit’s theme for this year is “Social Media and Health Research: Connections that Matter”. Indeed, all avenues for connections have been explored and implemented for this year’s summit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">HaelthTech.PH initially published the event last March 21, 2017. This is the link for the initial posting by HealthTech.Ph: <a href="http://www.healthtech.ph/2017/03/philippine-healthcare-and-social-media.html">http://www.healthtech.ph/2017/03/philippine-healthcare-and-social-media.html</a></span></div>
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Website Launched to Fight Malnutrition in PH

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<span style="font-size: large;">81% of Filipinos suffer from malnutrition in 1 form or another. It is not just that food is served by the nutritional quality of the food available is in question. The 81% is composed of the D, D and E socio-economic class of the Philippine population.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To give an idea boiled saba, rice porridge, and cornmeal was the dinner given to corporate executives, government officials, and representatives of various organizations  when the launch was made for the website of  United for Healthier Kids website at Green Sun in Makati last April 5, 2017.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The meal represented the daily meals of an estimated 7 million Filipino children. Such deficiencies in the nutritional requirements of Filipinos result in stunted growth, inability to learn properly, physical weakness and deficient brain development.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Senator Grace Poe recognized the crisis as already national in character and will affect the body politick of the nation from generations to come. It is scientifically and historically proven that nutrient deficiencies are carried over the generations as attested in studies of Irish women who are physically weaker than other women of other nationalities. This was caused by the Potato Famine in Ireland that happened  centuries ago and caused the migration of the Irish to the United States that was caused by the Potato Blight that ravaged potatoes in Ireland, potatoes being the staple of the Irish.  </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"We must collectively work together to take care of our children and ensure that they are able to take advantage of the opportunities presented to them," Senator Poe said during her speech. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“For the Philippines to combat malnutrition and achieve its full potential, we need to adopt a more systemic approach to reducing hunger and malnutrition. We need to bring together organizations with expertise in various subjects, from access to food, nutrition education, water, sanitation, and hygiene, to nutrition in disaster," Jacques Reber, chairman and CEO of Nestlé Philippines disclosed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Filipino youth is the hope of the Motherland according to National Hero Jose Rizal. That is why it is imperative that the future generations be given adequate nutrition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Other partner institutions such as  ABS-CBN and the Food and Nutrition Research Institute,  cooperated to launch the United for Healthier Kids website www.u4hk.ph, that aims to  spread awareness and spread the call for volunteerism in the country. Organizations such as  Project Pearls, Reach Out and Feed Philippines, Children’s Mission Philippines, Children’s Joy Foundation Inc., Children’s Hour, Philippine Red Cross, Waves for Water, and Virlanie Foundation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The website provides relevant data regarding malnutrition that includes data on malnutrition by regions and endeavors to figrt malnutrition by the partner organizations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The U4HK website contains relevant data about malnutrition, such as a heat map that shows malnutrition incidence per region. The portal also shows the different efforts undertaken by Nestle Philippines and its partner organizations to fight malnutrition, including a list of initiatives that they plan to implement over the next couple of months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Reber also highlighted the crucial role that the youth play in generating ideas that will help the country in combating malnutrition and ensuring that its citizens can "lead prosperous and healthy lives."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For his part, Nestlé Philippines senior vice-president for communication, marketing, and innovation Paolo Mercado said that the youth can play a major role in disseminating the advocacy through digital platforms like social media.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">“A challenge as big as malnutrition is not the responsibility of just one sector of society. Businesses have the resources and technical knowledge to help address malnutrition,” he added. “The possibilities for interventions from the private sector are vast—from employee engagement and collaboration with communities to re-imagining more inclusive supply chains and supporting technological innovations to address access to food and the quality of food on the dining tables of Filipino families."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In line with this, Nestle Philippines and its partner organizations, such as ABS-CBN and the Food and Nutrition Research Institute, have work hand in hand to launch the United for Healthier Kids website (www.u4hk.ph), which aims to spread awareness and spread the call for volunteerism in the country. Other contributors and partner organizations include Project Pearls, Reach Out and Feed Philippines, Children’s Mission Philippines, Children’s Joy Foundation Inc., Children’s Hour, Philippine Red Cross, Waves for Water, and Virlanie Foundation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The U4HK website contains relevant data about malnutrition, such as a heat map that shows malnutrition incidence per region. The portal also shows the different efforts undertaken by Nestle Philippines and its partner organizations to fight malnutrition, including a list of initiatives that they plan to implement over the next couple of months.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From a calling and texting apparatus, to your handy-dandy alarm clock,
the mobile phone has come so far. It is not only a Swiss knife of sorts, it has
also become a newfound medium for developing a high-tech addiction. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addiction/smartphone-and-internet-addiction.htm">Smartphone
addiction</a></b> aside, though, there is a whole new wave of change that’s
affecting the way things work in a crucial industry. Healthcare, as we know it,
has shifted from the hands of the doctors and onto the patients. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://amzn.to/2n7oslZ">Dr.
Eric J. Topol</a></b> is definitely not the first person or doctor to recognize
the tidal wave of change that technology in general and smartphones in
particular are creating in Medicine and Healthcare. Anyone who has access to
Google via a smartphone or PC browser has probably searched for health
conditions that they suspect that they have. Then, the more astute may have
even diagnosed themselves before they came to the clinic. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the new trend that Dr. Topol describes in his books about <b><a href="http://amzn.to/2mJ6dji">how
technology is changing the way the art of Medicine is being practiced</a></b>.
He asserts that Medicine is now being “democratized.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To the doctor who cannot adapt and modify the way he does business,
that sounds dire and dismal. To the patient who finds a doctor’s visit too
expensive or time-consuming, that may come as a relief. To the enterprising
doctor who can roll with the times and find ways to make technology work for
him, this could actually become another layer of income. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that we can glean from this technological revolution that’s retooling how the
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to technology, medical diagnostics may
become faster and more affordable. Aside from diagnostics, epidemiology, data
collection, and even treatments can be made more accessible to patients,
especially to those in developing countries.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">A doctor does not need to fear this tidal wave
of change for Medicine. He can do what he does best: LEARN. He can</span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><i>
learn</i></b><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> how to roll with the changes, and integrate the new technologies
into his practice.</span></span></li>
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information, nothing beats the certainty of a seasoned doctor’s opinion.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the books he wrote, Dr. Topol presented certain technologies and
apps that have revolutionized the way he practiced Medicine. In fact, the book<b> “<a href="http://amzn.to/2n1uWkt">The
Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine Is in Your Hands</a>”</b>
contains a lot of anecdotes where technology sped up the diagnostic process.
Aside from that, Dr. Topol also outlines some cases wherein patients found
relief for rare conditions, thanks to the power of technology. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the age where Google, Facebook, the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation and other big tech companies or their founders are heavily investing
in finding cures for certain health conditions, it is no surprise that
innovations like these are radically closing the gap between health conditions,
their diagnoses, and their cures. However, more work has to be done. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And that, is another story for another post, here on <b><a href="https://web.facebook.com/healthtechph/">HealthTech.PH</a></b>.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Speaking of phones and alarm clocks, the Nokia 3310 is making a
comeback and may land on store shelves this summer of 2017. <a href="http://www.rappler.com/technology/news/162642-new-nokia-3310-photos-specs-design" target="_blank">Rappler</a>, <a href="http://www.yugatech.com/mobile/nokia-launches-a-new-3310-with-colored-screen/" target="_blank">Yugatech</a>,
and <a href="http://www.techpinas.com/2017/03/nokia-3310-2017-philippines-price-and.html" target="_blank">TechPinas</a> said so. Just thought you'd like to know.</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From the Internet of Things (IoT), Electronic Medical Records (EMR), new equipment and diagnostic tools, analyzers and the use of mass spectrometers, technology has proven to be a game changer in healthcare and medicine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Adding to that is the use of the internet when communicating with healthcare professionals, the transmission of patient date as seen in the RxBox and the DOH’s use of Telehealth systems. On important factor is that communications include social media. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But healthcare is very different than other professions with regards to the use of social media, obviously health and life cannot brook mistakes. But there is no avoiding the use of social media even by healthcare professionals and patients themselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Important details needed about the use of social media is what constitutes “helpful” information as compared to “harmful” information found in social media?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>What are the boundaries on what is discussed between the patient and physician in social media. It may seem to be a stupid question but can consultations and questions between the patient and physician be subject to “extra-billing?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These and more issues and concerns will be discussed in the Philippine Healthcare and Social Media Summit 2017. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now on its 3rd year, the organizer HealtXPh for the summit with this year’s theme of “Social Media and Health Research Connections that Matter.”  </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Discussions will be on how to optimize social media as a tool in promoting Philippine health research. The summit will be held at the Marco Polo Hotel, Nivel Hills, Cebu Veterans Drive, Cebu City on April 25, 2017. The scheduled hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST. </span></div>
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