Health Informatics Mid Term

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definition of health informatics

the science of information management in healthcare, combination of principles from computer science, information science, and cognitive science, and disciplinary science

What is the importance of health informatics

Provides insights on  (in diff healthcare disciplines) using computers, ehrs, healthcare tech, and knowledge generation

(page 6)

Uses of Health Informatics

What is a knowledge worker?

people who work with information and generate information and knowledge as a product (page 11)

What is an EHR?

Electronic health record is a tech tool that helps collect, integrate, and manage all of the important clinical information to provide the best possible care and facilitate communication for all disciples interacting with patients. (page 6)

what is information?

it is composed of data that were processed using knowledge

• to be valuable it must be accessible, accurate, timely, complete, cost effective, flexible, reliable, relevant, simple, verifiable, and secure

What is Data?

What is wisdom?

the application of knowledge to an appropriate situation.

• uses knowledge and expertise to heighten common sense and insight to exercise sound judgement in practical matters

what is knowledge?

the awareness and understanding of a set of information and ways the info can be made useful to support a specific task or arrive at a decision.

what is the DIKW paradigm?

data, information, knowledge, and wisdom are the core elements of informatics.

the process of intaking data and “new” information and applying learned knowledge from one’s experience to act out wisdom in decision making.

(based on Tom’s example)

(page 6-7)

What is work flow?