Health informatics is the development and assessment of methods and systems for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of patient data with the help of knowledge from scientific research. This definition implies that health informatics is not tied to the application of computers but more generally to the entire management of information in healthcare. The focus is the patient and the pr...

OBJECTIVE To identify factors that impede payer engagement in a health information exchange (HIE), along with organizational and policy strategies that might effectively address the impediments. MATERIALS AND METHODS Qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with leaders from 17 varied payer organizations from across the country (e.g., large, national payers; state Blues plans; local...

As a result of the use of computers and information technology to support the management of health care information, it is essential that all health care professionals have a solid grounding in health informatics or information technology (IT). IT education is more than computer literacy, it also includes the concepts of information science and how it can be best used by health providers and co...

background: emotional intelligence (ei) helps humans to perceive their own and others’ emotions. it helps to make better interpersonal communication that consequently leads to an increase in everyday performance and professional career. teaching, particularly teaching in the clinical environment, is among the professions that need a high level of ei due to its relevance to human interactions. m...

evidence based medicine is very important for success of modern medicine. it is the ongoing process of using the most reliable evidence from clinical studies, scientific understanding and medical practice to make the best possible medical choice for patients. evidence based medicine is how medicine advances and how we get improvements in life expectancy and quality of life. it not only identifi...