Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
AdVisualdWalkthrough
SECTIONdI:dBUILDINGdBLOCKSdOFdHEALTHdINFORMATICS
1 dInformatics,dDisciplinarydScience,danddthedFoundationdofdKnowledge
KathleendMastriandanddDeedMcGonigle
Introduction
ThedDIKWdParadigm
ThedFoundationdofdKnowledgedModel
CoredInformaticsdCompetencies
Summary
Thought-ProvokingdQuestions
ApplydYourdKnowledge
References
2 dIntroductiondtodInformation,dInformationdScience,danddInformationdSystems
DeedMcGonigle,dKathleendMastrian,danddCraigdMcGonigle
Introduction
Information
InformationdScience
InformationdProcessing
InformationdSciencedanddthedFoundationdofdKnowledge
,IntroductiondtodInformationdSystems
InformationdSystems
Summary
Thought-ProvokingdQuestions
ApplydYourdKnowledge
References
3 dComputerdSciencedanddthedFoundationdofdKnowledgedModel
JunedKaminski,dDeedMcGonigle,dKathleendMastrian,danddCraigdMcGonigle
Introduction
ThedComputerdasdadTooldfordManagingdInformationdanddGeneratingdKnowledge
ComputerdComponents
WhatdisdthedRelationshipdofdComputerdSciencedtodKnowledge?
HowdDoesdthedComputerdSupportdCollaborationdanddInformationdExchange?
WhatdisdthedHuman–TechnologydInterface?
LookingdtodthedFuture
Summary
Thought-ProvokingdQuestions
ApplydYourdKnowledge
AdditionaldResources
References
4 dIntroductiondtodCognitivedSciencedanddCognitivedInformatics
DeedMcGonigledanddKathleendMastrian
Introduction
, CognitivedScience
SourcesdofdKnowledge
NaturedofdKnowledge
HowdKnowledgedanddWisdomdareduseddindDecisiondMaking
CognitivedInformatics
CognitivedInformaticsdanddHealthdCaredPractice
WhatdisdArtificialdIntelligence?
Summary
Thought-ProvokingdQuestions
ApplydYourdKnowledge
References
5 dEthicaldanddLegaldAspectsdofdHealthdInformatics
KathleendMastrian,dDeedMcGonigle,danddKathleendM.dGialanella
Introduction
Ethics
EthicaldDilemmasdanddMorals
EthicaldDecisiondMaking
TheoreticaldApproachesdtodHealthdCaredEthics
ApplyingdEthicsdtodInformatics
CasedAnalysisdDemonstration
NewdFrontiersdindEthicaldIssues
LegaldAspectsdofdHealthdInformatics
OverviewdofdthedHITECHdAct