F.2 Informatics specialisation Flashcards
Differentiate areas of health informatics and specialisation.
What are the challenges faced by health informaticians?
Fragmentation of health information and workflows, deep specialisation in health professions
Name three sub-specialisations within health informatics.
- Aged care informatics
- Clinical informatics
- Health data science
What is aged care informatics focused on?
Enhancing quality of life for older adults through digital technologies
What organisation in Australia focuses on aged care informatics?
Aged Care Industry Information Technology Council (ACIITC)
What was one of the key recommendations of The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety?
Significant spotlight on the role technology can play
What is the role of biomedical imaging in healthcare?
Improving patient outcomes through effective use of images and imaging-derived information
What are high-level aims of biomedical imaging informatics?
- Improving quality of care
- Reducing healthcare costs
True or False: Biomedical signal processing involves capturing and analysing physiological measurements.
True
Define clinical informatics.
Application of informatics and information technology to deliver healthcare services
What does clinical research informatics involve?
Use of informatics in the discovery and management of new knowledge relating to health and disease
What is health data science concerned with?
Datafication of health and leveraging data for insights
What is health information management?
Practice of acquiring, analysing, and protecting medical information vital to quality patient care
What is nursing informatics?
Speciality that integrates nursing science with information and analytical sciences
What is the focus of public health informatics?
Application of informatics in public health areas like surveillance and health promotion
What does translational bioinformatics aim to optimize?
Transformation of biomedical and genomic data into proactive health solutions
Fill in the blank: Clinical informatics includes clinical decision support and _______.
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What is a major concern in clinical research informatics?
Data quality, privacy, and use of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI)
True or False: Health information managers coordinate only traditional healthcare information.
False
What is the historical significance of nursing informatics?
A distinct speciality within nursing dating back 25 years
What type of data is increasingly being used in clinical research informatics?
Real-world data
Public health informatics practitioners are typically found in which types of organisations?
- Public sector health agencies
- Universities
- Related institutions
What is the end product of translational bioinformatics?
Newly found knowledge from integrative efforts
