Health informatics - ANSWER combination of principles from disciplinary sci, computer
sci, information sci, & cognitive sci
1) health care is information intensive
2) interprofessional collaboration & communication are essential for care coordination
to promote safe, evidence-based, efficient, & cost effective care
3) technology tools help us to collect, integrate, & manage clinical information -
ANSWER why study informatics:
informatics - ANSWER science of information management in health care
basic understanding of informatics principles-ANSWER how data, information, &
knowledge are used in the discipline, & how this understanding promotes wisdom in
practice
1) data, info, knowledge, wisdom (DIKW) paradigm
2) foundation of disciplinary knowledge, based on Foundation of Knowledge Model
3) informatics competencies required by all HC professionals to practice in
information-intensive 21st century HC environments-ANSWER core elements of
informatics:
data, info, knowledge, wisdom - ANSWER DIKW
data - ANSWER raw facts
information - ANSWER data that has been interpreted for meaning
, knowledge - ANSWER awareness & understanding of a set of info & ways that info can
be made useful to support a specific task or arrive at a decision
wisdom - ANSWER appropriate use of knowledge
1) acquiring
2) processing
3) generating
4) disseminating - ANSWER we experience our environment & learn by ___________(4)
knowledge.
birth - ANSWER ability to manage knowledge is learned & honed from _______________.
1) organizing conceptual framework for text
2) helps to explain ties between disciplinary science, informatics, & knowledge
3) informatics is viewed as tool for finding knowledge - ANSWER foundation of
knowledge model:
knowledge acquisition - ANSWER KA
knowledge dissemination - ANSWER KD
knowledge generation - ANSWER KG
knowledge processing - ANSWER KP
1) professionals are knowledge workers (work with info & knowledge as product)
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