Stages of Group Development - eHealth Programs

community competence

It is the ability of the community to collaborate effectively in identifying its problems and needs, achieve a working consensus on goals and objectives, agree on ways and mays to implement the agreed upon goals and collaborate effectively in the required actions to achieve goals and priorities.

group

It can be defined as two or more interacting and interdependent individuals who come together to achieve particular objectives.

work group

It represents various geographical segments and socio-cultural-political units that are considered as the hub of community organization process for competence and empowerment.

Structural or Organizational sub-model

Formally created communities, task, core, study groups clubs or other community organizations are considered as what type of work group?

Functional sub-model

A type of work group in which community residents demonstrate commitment to participate in community projects and programs to create and sustain their own health initiatives

Forming Stage (Stage of Orientation)

In this stage, the team has just been introduced and everyone is overly polite and pleasant. Members are described as dependent, reluctant, groping and expect the leader to provide the group with structure and answers and frequently seeks approval of the leader.

Storming Stage (Stage of Conflict)

In this stage, the reality and weight of completing the task at hand is now realized by the members. Personalities of the members clash and disagree over how to complete a task or voice their concerns. Members may even question the authority or guidance of group leaders.

Norming Stage (Stage of Cohesiveness)

In this stage, members start to notice and appreciate their team members' strengths. Groups start to settle into the system. Everyone is contributing and working as a cohesive unit and high sense of belongingness

intimacy and closeness

What are the key emotions involved in the norming stage?

Performing Stage (Work Group Stage)

In this stage, members are confident, motivated and familiar enough with the project and their team that they can operate without supervision. Nursing interventions, tasks and techniques help minimize the group's tendencies for regression or its effects.

Adjourning Stage (Termination Stage)

Sometimes known as mourning, the members of the group experience a sense of ending once a project ends.

joy and sadness

What are the key emotions involved in the adjourning stage?

accuracy

All values are correct and valid and ensure documentation that reflects the event as it happened.

accessibility

Data is available is the patient or any member of the health care staff need it.

Comprehensiveness

Data inputted should be complete by making sure to complete required fields in the patient's record.

Consistency/Reliability

A consistent data has no discrepancies or error which can be detected by the health information system.

Currency

Data must be up-to-date and timely.

Definition

Data should be properly labeled and clearly defined.

Buddyworks

A type of eHealth program that is telemedicine and eLearning. It allows RHU Physicians in GIDAs to send telereferrals to medical specialist at PGH via short message service (SMS) and email.

CHITS (Community Health Information Tracking System)

A type of eHealth program that is EMR. It is divided into modules that allows monitoring of DOH programs such as EPI and NTP

RxBox

A type of eHealth program that is telemedicine. It stores data and send patient information; allows video and chat conferencing with a medical specialist.

WAH (Wireless Access for Health)

A type of eHealth program that is health information system and EMR. It augments the existing CHITS by connecting the health centers through broadband internet access.

eFHSIS (Electronic Field Health Service Information System)

A type of eHealth program that is health information system and electronic reporting. It is an online version of the eFHSIS developed by the DOH where you can upload FHSIS data.

eIMCI (Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses)

A type of eHealth program that is eLearning. It is an electronic version of IMCI made accessible in mobile devices.

SPASMS (Synchronized Patient Alert via SMS)

A type of eHealth program that is SMS alert system. An add-on to WAH. It is an SMS reminder system for patients who are due for follow-up.