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3. CI Clinical Informatics/Informaticist
• Healthcare science: body of knowledge on which healthcare profession bases their practice.
The sciences of anatomy, physiology and knowledge specific to each profession.
• Information science: also includes information technology which involves the process of
sending and receiving information.
– Example: 110
• Information: data processed into a structured form. Data that are interpreted, organized,
structured and given meaning are referred to as information.
– Example: When combining 110 with other data, it becomes information. Systolic blood
pressure of 110 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure of 70 mm Hg. This information can
be captured in a form, on a graph in a report.
• Regardless of the form, the same basic principles apply to the structure and the use of
information.
• Information about each of these areas have an impact on the type and the amount of care
given.
accurate
timely
accessible
understandable
– Patient or client
– Provider
– Outcomes
Current it priorities
• Implement an EMR
3. Nursing Shortage
6. CI - Clinical Informatics/Informaticist