Tag Archives: information technology

BC’s Strategy for Health Information Management & Technology

The BC government recently released a policy discussion paper on their Health Information Management and Technology (IM/IT) strategy framework. The paper identifies a number of challenges faced at the moment: lack of a common vision for IM/IT across the health sector … Continue reading

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Data-Information-Knowledge

Notes from module 3 of the Interprofessional Health Informatics course I’m working on (plus side side reading that I did to fill in some blanks/learn more about some things mentioned in the course) Data: observations (numbers, terms) Information: data with … Continue reading

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What is Health Informatics?

Notes from modules 1 and 2 of the Interprofessional Health Informatics course I’m working on (plus side side reading that I did to fill in some blanks/learn more about some things mentioned in the course) Learning Healthcare System: “a system that … Continue reading

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Interprofessional Health Informatics Course from the University of Minnesota

As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m currently working on a very large and complex health information system project. I’ve been on this project for nearly 10 months now and it has been both a fantastic learning opportunity and a chance to … Continue reading

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