Define the Term Informatics

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The term “informatics” seems to have a different meaning for many. This week we will learn about the role of informatics in healthcare. For this discussion please respond to each of the following prompts:

  1. How would you define the term informatics as it relates to healthcare?
  2. Ask two colleagues what the term healthcare informatics means to them and report on what they have stated.
  3. Review the term “informatics” in your textbook (Hebda, Hunter, & Czar, 2019) or a definition offered by another scholarly resource. Then, compare and contrast your perspective, the perspective of your colleagues, and the definition from the text by answering the following:
    1. How do the individual perspectives (yours and your colleagues) align with the textbook or scholarly resource definition?
    2. How are the individual perspectives (you and your colleagues) different than the textbook definition?

Note: If you have not received your textbooks at this time, please locate a scholarly source to provide a definition of the term “informatics.”

Please be sure to provide appropriate APA-formatted in-text citations and references to support your response.

define the term informatics

The term “informatics” seems to have a different meaning for many. This week we will learn about the role of informatics in healthcare. For this discussion please respond to each of the following prompts:

  1. How would you define the term informatics as it relates to healthcare?
  2. Ask two colleagues what the term healthcare informatics means to them and report on what they have stated.
  3. Review the term “informatics” in your textbook (Hebda, Hunter, & Czar, 2019) or a definition offered by another scholarly resource. Then, compare and contrast your perspective, the perspective of your colleagues, and the definition from the text by answering the following:
    1. How do the individual perspectives (yours and your colleagues) align with the textbook or scholarly resource definition?
    2. How are the individual perspectives (you and your colleagues) different than the textbook definition?

Note: If you have not received your textbooks at this time, please locate a scholarly source to provide a definition of the term “informatics.”

Please be sure to provide appropriate APA-formatted in-text citations and references to support your response.

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