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HIBBs is a program of the Global Health Informatics Partnership
An Introduction to Medical Informatics
Y. SINGH
NELSON R. MANDELA SCHOOL OF MEDICINEDEPARTMENT OF TELEHEALTH
Medication errors may be prevented by a simple scanning device
Video Three
Why Medical Informatics
What is lacking in the current paper based approach ?
Cost:
• Paper and storage• Environmental Cost
Time:
• Find record, perform tests
Medical Informatics Solution
3D- Imaging
Other examples of medical informatics applications
Video four
Medical Informatics Solutions
Message from the American academy of family physicians
Video Five
Ultimate goal is to improve the quality of health care, research and education
in medicine and health
Public Health
Aggregated clinical data can be analyzed to identify emerging diseases within a region, country, or around the world.
Public health alerts (e.g., new flu strain) can
be incorporated into clinical information systems used by primary care clinicians.
Personalized Medicine
Genomic medicine
Manage greater quantities of data and more complex data over time
Does it Always Work
No
Steps to Success
According to Haux: Patient centered recording and use of data Process integrated decision support Comprehensive use of patient data for clinical and
reporting
Change ManagementWorkflow analysis Simple technology (Health care in the information society. A prognosis for the year 2013 -- Haux R, et al. Int J Med Inf 2002
Nov;66(1-3):3-21)
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