Explanation of PDF Relevance

HCM 934 - Health Information and Communication Systems - Weekend

Swati Satish's PDF :  Ehealth in resource limited settings

To explain relevance , would like to elaborate on the following :

Which is the subtopic impt ?

• A lot has been talked about new emerging technologies
• Robotic Surgeries
• Imaging
• Diabetes Lens
• Remote Monitoring of Patients
• Fitbit and other sensors to monitor ones health
• Million $$$ question do you think any of the above technologies are even relevant when the question in consideration is : DEVELOPING and UNDER DEVELOPED NATIONS? 

What is the source about ? Explain the impt of each source ?

• The document is a newsletter / publication by PATH.
• PATH - An international nonprofit organization working towards global health innovation
• PATH primarily works in Africa and Asia to tackle their greatest health needs.

How does the source relate to the subtopic ?

• The non profit organisation with its focus in developing countries and health seemed like a logical fit to the subtopic
• The document talks about current and future trends in developing countries
• Challenges and benefits of e-health in developing countries
• Current interventions in e-health in developing countries

Why is the source impt? If the source is from a larger doc , what is the doc about ?

This version of the news letter by PATH talks about the following :

CONCLUSION

While advantages of ehealth, mhealth and other online tools is pretty evident and self explanatory one must do research to prove that such e initiatives are cost effective, provide great impact, easy to use, increase productivity and solve a problem !

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