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BJC Healthcare Informatics
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What is Healthcare Informatics?

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Healthcare informatics brings together computer technology and clinical expertise to effectively organize, analyze, manage and use clinical knowledge and data for problem solving and decision making. As hospitals and healthcare organizations convert to electronic medical records, the need for healthcare informatics has increased significantly.

Healthcare informatics enables health care providers to use computerized systems to

  • Develop standards and clinical guidelines
  • Guide their diagnoses and treatment recommendations
  • Facilitate communication and manage the flow of information
  • Evaluate quality of care
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