WHAT IS MEDICAL INFORMATICS??


** health Informatics comprises the theoretical and 

functional facets of information processing and 

connection, founded on information and 

experience derived from methods in surgery and 

wellbeing care.


PATIENT DATA

** Text (name, address, age, symptoms, health annals)

** Numeric (temperature, force, laboratory check outcomes)

** Sound (phonocardiogram)

** likeness (x-rays, ultrasound, tomogram)

** Video (echocardiogram)

** pointer (electrocardiogram, 

electroencephalograms)

Scientific Areas Relevant to Medical Informatics


** numbers


** Information schemes


** Computer research


** Statistics


** Decision Analysis


** Economics/Health Care principle


** Psychology

** surgery/ biological science