What Is Informatics?

Biomedical informatics is a discipline dating back to the 1950s that continues to evolve with the growth of data and advances in technology in biomedicine and health care. This field brings together foundational approaches from many scientific and technological disciplines that can be applied across the spectrum from molecules to individuals to populations. In the context of the learning healthcare system, this chapter highlights frameworks and methods for transforming data to knowledge, putting knowledge into practice through evidence-based technology innovations, and evaluating the impact of those innovations.

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Chen, E.S. (2021). What Is Informatics?. In: Tenenbaum, J.D., Ranallo, P.A. (eds) Mental Health Informatics. Health Informatics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70558-9_2

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