About Health Informatics
Congratulations Award Winners!
Leadership… innovation… excellence
The 2008 COACH award winners and Steven Huesing Scholarship recipient make outstanding contributions to the health informatics profession.
Conference Events
e-Health 2009: Leadership in Action
May 31 – June 3, 2009
Québec City, Québec
COACH Definition of Health Informatics
Health informatics (HI) is the intersection of clinical, IM/IT and management practices to achieve better health.
HI involves the application of information technology to facilitate the creation and use of health related data, information and knowledge. Health informatics enables and supports all aspects of safe, efficient and effective health services for all Canadians (e.g., planning, research, development, organization, provision, evolution of services, etc.). Health Informatics Professionals develop and deploy information and systems solutions, drawing on expert knowledge from fields such as computer science, information management, cognitive science, communications, epidemiology, management sciences and health sciences. Examples of health informatics applications include the design, development, implementation, maintenance and evaluation of:- communication protocols for the secure transmission of healthcare data
- electronic patient record systems (regionally, provincially, territorially or nationally)
- evidence-based clinical decision support systems
- classification systems using standardized terminology and coding
- case management systems (e.g., for community, home and long-term care)
- access and referrals systems for healthcare services
- patient monitoring systems (e.g., computer controlled bedside monitors and patient home monitoring devices)
- digital imaging and image processing systems
- telehealth technologies to facilitate and support remote diagnosis and treatment
- internet technology for engaging patients in their own care
- public health surveillance and protection systems
- methodologies and applications for data analysis, management and mining
- clinical information data warehouses and reporting systems
- business, financial, support and logistics systems
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