Presenter: Matthew Bark, Public Health Science, Global Public Health Scholars
My practicum project is being completed at Robinson and Max Dermatology, and I am attempting to determine how broader populations would benefit from access to various medical interventions that exist in certain medical practices in the United States. I will research the impact that computerized medical records have on groups whose doctors have access to this technology, and how that would benefit foreign populations of lower socioeconomic status and general public health. A very large portion of the Scholars course material has been analyzing problems related to equity and attempting to provide access to interventions and technology that allow for equal health outcomes to be achieved. The research that I will be conducting is related specifically to determining how increased access would precisely affect health outcomes. Along with this research, I will oversee the work of the physicians and physicians’ assistants in order to evaluate how patients benefit from up close and personal care. Specialized physicians do not practice worldwide, and if I can effectively determine how the a smaller population benefits from this type of care, then I could also see how it would affect larger, more global populations.
Very engaging poster and interesting research! It is crazy to see how technology can truly be used for anything and to make lives easier and safer. How would a doctor or company prevent the records from being hacked or tampered with, especially since it contains such important and private information? Is there a lot stopping the information from being leaked?
Hi Matthew! You mentioned that computerizing medical records would be beneficial for other physicians to access it. I agree wholeheartedly. However, do you think that complete computerization might allow people to change a patient's records based off of any personal bias or discrimination?
Very interesting poster! What are some implications of having medical records online when people are able to hack into records and use them maliciously? How can we avoid the selling of data to companies who want to use the data for discrimination purposes?