Healthcare Informatics -- For many years, we have seen how information and communication technology (ICT) has changed our way of living. In the recent years, ICT's effect on the healthcare industry has become more evident. eHealth, telemedicine, mobile health, electronic medical records are just among the terms that we now hear from healthcare providers. These are becoming a trend and it is believed to radically improve the industry.
While there is no definite definition of the term, Healthcare informatics is said to be the combination of information and communication technology and healthcare that streamlines systems, processes, and communications to aid documentation, assist decision making, reduce errors, increase health care information delivery and service efficiency.
The application of healthcare informatics in the healthcare industry its impressive. The challenge, however, lies on training the healthcare providers to adapt it for their practice and increasing the acceptance and awareness of health consumers about it.
Perhaps for his reason, many individuals and companies are adopting it and are directing their services and activities towards it.
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