UNT-DRC Biomedical Informatics and Health IT Networking Event PANEL PRESENTATION Ana D. Cleveland, PhD, AHIP Regents Professor Director, Health Informatics Program
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DEFINITIONS Health information technology: umbrella term for many types of health information management using computerized systems and related technology Biomedical informatics: field of study related to the management and application of biomedical information, with a strong emphasis on information technology
CHALLENGES DIGITAL NATIVES DIGITAL IMMIGRANTS
SIX ROLES 1.Clinician/Public Health Leader 2.Health Information Management and Exchange Specialist 3.Health Information Privacy and Security Specialist 4.Research and Development Scientist 5.Programmer and Software Engineer 6.Health IT Sub-specialist
COMPETENCY AREAS 1.Structure, environment, and culture of modern health care 2.Health information literacy 3.Computer and information systems literacy 4.Information management
COMPETENCY AREAS 1.Structure, environment, and culture of modern health care 2.Health information literacy 3.Computer and information systems literacy 4.Information management
UNT SYSTEM C ENTRAL C OORDINATION
Business Info Systems Cognitive Science Cognitive Science Info Science Health Sciences Biology …and others… Public Health Comp Science Comp Science