What is Health Care Informatics? According to Wikipedia: Health informatics, Health care informatics or medical informatics is the intersection of information science, computer science, and health care. It deals with the resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information in health and biomedicine. Health informatics tools include not only computers but also clinical guidelines, formal medical terminologies, and information and communication systems. It is applied to the areas of nursing, clinical care, dentistry, pharmacy, public health and (bio)medical research. Health Care Informatics began to take off in the 1950′s in the United States with the development of computers.
Why is Health Care Informatics important? All aspects of health care rely on appropriate and timely information in order to provide the best care possible for our patients. It is clear that we need to understand computer, information, and cognitive sciences in order to advance health care to the next level. The advances in technology allow health care systems the opportunity to offer standardized, evidence-based care, avoid medication errors, view patient’s medical histories, and participate in timely, exciting advances in health care!
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