Medical informatics

Informatics is a technology term in today’s health care system. It deals with the science of computer information systems. When speaking of informatics in relation to an academic field, it involves the practice of information processing and engineering of information systems. The science of informatics according to American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), 2015, “drives innovation that is defining future approaches to information and knowledge management in biomedical research, clinical, and public health (AMIA, 2015).” This work in informatics serves to create new solutions using technology that enhances biomedical science, the health of the populace, and the quality and safety of care providers deliver to individuals when they are…

include: a) nurse informatics can help in the integration of informatics with Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), which ultimately improves the care given to patients, b) nursing informatics can also assist in the early identification of potential problems say the employment of documentation that is electronically monitored can provide any patient status change quickly to the nurses and doctors making them act in fast response (McLane & Turley, 2011), c) nursing informatics enables interpretation,…

Nursing informatics is a growing field that involves technology to improve and advance the quality of care for patients. It includes a synthesis of information encompassing concepts of computer science and nursing science (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). The FierceHealthIT website allowed me to search current topics that impact nursing informatics. A topic that is current and trending on FierceHealthIT related to nursing informatics is The Electronic Health Record (EHR). This paper will discuss my…

Indeed, Consumer Health Informatic is an electronic technology tool or system that allow the interaction among health information consumers or anyone who is using healthcare information for non-professional work in which the data provided to the consumer is accessible to the healthcare professional, but is not dependent on a health care professional. (Abaidoo, & Larweh 2014, page 4). Consumer health Informatic applications integrate the data from different healthcare resources and become an…

John Hopkins went live with an Electronic Medical Record called Epic in the summer of 2013 at Sibley Memorial Hospital. As an extern on the orthopedic unit, I was able to fully appreciate the benefits that this new EMR brought to the table. An innovation such as Epic is necessary in modernizing our health care system, and I yearn not only to participate in shaping that modernization, but to be help shape and conduct similar innovations in regards to health informatics. As a nursing student, I…

Informatics in nursing has provided a safer mechanism for health care providers to document in a much faster and accurate way. In 2004, President George W. Bush set a goal that the majority health data be in an electronic format by 2014, which included medical records that are shared by many institutions and other technologies for safer health care (As cited by Spencer, 2012). I will discuss the importance of health informatics, health information, and health information technology and how…

In definition, health informatics can be said to be a discipline that deals with devices, resources and methods applied in acquisition, storage and the use of information in the biomedicine and health disciplines (Braunstein, 2013). This discipline can also be viewed as an intersection of computer science, health care and information science. This discipline is also known by other titles including; healthcare informatics, nursing informatics, Biomedical informatics, medical informatics, clinical…

Health Informatics is a term portraying the obtaining, storing, recovering and utilizing of healthcare data to cultivate better joint effort among a patient's various healthcare providers. It assumes a basic part in the push toward healthcare change. Health informatics is additionally called healthcare informatics, medical informatics, nursing informatics, clinical informatics, or biomedical informatics. It is a multidisciplinary field that utilizations health information technology(HIT) to…

partially obtained with the use of the advancements in information technology. Information technology has the potential to increase patient safety, improve continuity of care, and change the way healthcare is delivered (Moreland, Gallagher, Bena, Morrison, & Albert, 2012). Electronic medical records (EMRs) and its components was one form of technology developed to achieve these goals. Electronic medication administration records (EMARs), is one of the major and utmost important components of…

Question 1: Health information exchanges (HIEs) HIE is the electronic sharing discreet clinical information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards. The main purpose of HIE is to provide immediate access to relevant medical information whenever needed to improve quality, safety, and cost of patient care. HIE initiatives focus on the areas of technology, interoperability, standards utilization, harmonization, and business information systems while supporting activities…