Informatics, Disciplinary Science, & the
Foundation of Knowledge
Health informatics is the combination of principles from: - Answer- disciplinary
science, computer science, information science, &
cognitive science
Health care is _________________________________. - Answer- information
intensive
Interprofessional collaboration and communication are essential for care
coordination
to__________________________________________________________________
_____. - Answer- promote safe, evidence-based, efficient, and cost effective care
Technology tools help us to
___________________________________________________________. -
Answer- collect, integrate, and manage clinical information
________________________is the science of information management in health
care. - Answer- Informatics
____________________________, regardless of discipline, need a basic
understanding of informatics principles. - Answer- All healthcare workers
All healthcare workers should know
________________________________________________________. - Answer-
how data, information, and knowledge used in the discipline, and how this
understanding promotes wisdom in practice
The Core Elements of Informatics:
- The ______________________-- (DIKW) paradigm
- The foundation of disciplinary knowledge, based on the
_____________________________
-_________________needed by all healthcare professionals to practice in the
information intensive 21st-century healthcare environments. - Answer- data,
information, knowledge, wisdom; Foundation of Knowledge Model; Informatics
competencies
Data—_____________ - Answer- raw facts
Information—_________________________________ - Answer- data that has been
interpreted for meaning