CIS 340 - Health Care Information Systems: Home
What is 'health informatics'?
Health Informatics defined ...
As defined by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, health informatics is the interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption, and application of IT-based innovations in healthcare services delivery, management, and planning.
Databases
Medical and health-care-related databases:
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CINAHL Complete This database provides access to health science literature related to nursing and allied health disciplines. In addition, it includes standards of practice and evidence-based care guidelines.
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Communication Source This comprehensive Communication Studies database offers worldwide full-text content pertaining to communication, including informatics in a range of health and medical contexts.
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ProQuest Medical Database Use this database to find medical literature covering major healthcare specialties, including nursing and allied health disciplines.
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PubMed PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, is a publicly available online database of biomedical and medical journal records. It includes MEDLINE content.
Tools & Resources
Newsletters - examples
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Duke Center for Health Informatics (DCHI) Publications & NewslettersDuke University (NC) has an important and extensive history in the field of informatics, beginning with the evolution of electronic health records and HL7 standards. History continues to be made with its current informatics initiatives.
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Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) e-NewslettersSign up for one or more of the organizations free e-newsletters.
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HealthIT.gov NewsroomInformation and current awareness from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Selected Journals available at GVSU (online)
Online Magazines & Web Sites - examples
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Healthcare Informatics MagazineClaims to serve as "the leading source of information for forward-thinking professionals involved in the planning, development, and implementation of important technological trends that define tomorrow’s healthcare."
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Healthcare IT NewsAbout Healthcare IT News: "the industry’s authoritative source covering the people, policy and technology driving next-generation healthcare in the U.S. For more than 12 years, it has been the voice of health IT, delivering editorial insights about compelling topics such as electronic health records, health information exchange, privacy and security, data analytics, patient engagement, population health and revenue cycle management.
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MedlinePlusUse the National Institutes of Health MedlinePlus web site to learn about the latest treatments, look up information on a drug or supplement, find out the meanings of words, or view medical videos or illustrations. Also get links to the latest medical research on your topic or find out about clinical trials on a disease or condition.
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JHIM Archive - Journal of Healthcare Information ManagementSome access is limited to members-only.
A quarterly, peer-reviewed journal edited specifically for healthcare information and management systems professionals. Each issue of focuses on a specific topic and contains commentary and in-depth articles.
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