Health informatics

被引:21
作者
Imhoff, M [1 ]
Webb, A [1 ]
Goldschmidt, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Stadt Kliniken, Chirurg Klin, D-44137 Dortmund, Germany
关键词
health informatics; evidence-based medicine; clinical decision support; management of information; expert systems; knowledge discovery;
D O I
10.1007/PL00020869
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Health informatics is the development and assessment of methods and systems for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of patient data with the help of knowledge from scientific research. This definition implies that health informatics is not tied to the application of computers but more generally to the entire management of information in healthcare. The focus is the patient and the process of care. The apparent information overload and the imperfection of medical decision making motivate the use of information systems for medical decision support. Health informatics provides tools to control processes in healthcare, acquire medical knowledge and communicate information between all people and organisations involved with healthcare. Although the development of medical information systems may often lag behind the available possibilities, the technological state of the current medical information systems is better than it is generally held to be. Health informatics should help healthcare professionals to provide better and more cost-effective care and enable healthcare systems to be more efficient and to adapt better to our patients' needs. Health informatics may reshape the way we deliver care to meet the demands of the future.
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页码:179 / 186
页数:8
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