Informatics History, Theory, Concepts & Competencies
Definitions:
Informatics history, theory, and concepts
Need for Healthcare Data Management
Computer literacy vs. information literacy
Informatics competencies and continuous education
Knowledge management and transformation
Informatics and nursing workflow
What are the area of in Health Informatics such as consumer
health and cllinical research Informatics, that can assist students
in identifying their interest and goals as future health
informaticians?.
How will topics in Health Informatics program such as Consumer
Health and Clinical Research Informatics, and clinical
informaticians assist students in identifying their interest in
this areas?
Define pathophysiology, identifying its importance for clinical
practice, key health issues and disease concepts, and how it
applies to individual health, population health, and disease
prevention. Explain the significance of evidence-based practice to
pathophysiology.
Describe the role a health informatics professional in
managing health information throughout its life cycle and
challenging related to protecting the integrity of health
information.
How can each of the below concepts impact human medicine and
health. Define all the concepts and explain.
1a. Natural Selection
1b. Genetic drift
1c. Gene flow
1d. Dispersal
1e. Cline
Reflect on the concepts of informatics and knowledge work as
presented in the Resources.
Consider a hypothetical scenario based on your own healthcare
practice or organization that would require or benefit from the
access/collection and application of data. Your scenario may
involve a patient, staff, or management problem or gap.
1. Define Nursing Informatics. 2. What are the 3 sciences
involved in Nursing Informatics? 3. Describe Nursing Informatics
theories discussed in Chapter 16 of the Sewell textbook. 4.
Describe the differences between an EMR and an EHR. 5. What is a
PHR? Who is responsible for its maintenance? 6. What are 3 benefits
and 3 limitations of a PHR? 7. What is a Smart Card? 8. Describe
the purpose of ‘meaningful use’ and how it was achieved in the
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