Health Informatics

• Occurs at the intersection of information literacy,computer literacy and the application of professional knowledge during the delivery of health care services

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Information Literacy

• In an era when today’s becomeTomorrow’s outdated concepts,individuals who are unable to

gather pertinent information are almost as helpless as those who are unable to read or write(Brevik & gee,1989)

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Computer Literacy

• Fluency with information technology (FIT)

• FITness is accquired through

- concepts of how technology works

-Skills using computer applications

-Apply the knowledge and adapt to

change(Lin,2000)

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Professional Knowledge

• Information and computer literacy progress in each of these areas has been steady in spite of political,educational,attitudinal,environmental and economic barriers(Moehr,1997)

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Professional Knowledge

• Ten aims and tasks to health informatics- Diagnosis

-Therapy-Simulation training-Early recognition &prevention-Compensation for physical disabilities-Consulting-Reporting-Health care info system-Computerised Patient records-Decision support systems

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Nursing Informatics

• Use of computer technology in all nursing endeavours: service,education and research

(Scholes&Barber ,1980)

• Combines nursing ,information, and computer sciences to manage and communicate information to support nurses and health care providers in decision making(ANA,2001)

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