Foundations of healthcare informatics

Abstract

Health informatics fundamentally deals with the acquisition (recording), processing, interpreting, and using of healthcare (patient) data by domain experts. Healthcare informatics generally refers to the management of data/information in healthcare rather than the application of computers in it-which is centered on patient care. The sheer amount of data and imperfection in decision making imply the usage of information systems (particularly process-aware information systems, called PAIS) in managing the healthcare process. Health informatics mainly offers tools for controlling the healthcare process and facilitating the acquisition of medical knowledge (recording). It offers a reliable and fast communication path among the people involved in the healthcare process. © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.