Question

Analyze the newly emergent Health Informatics themes and issues as they pertain to the field's development and growth.

Answer 1

Health informatics:

it is the concept of evolving and developing health care system by using technology and advanced skills in research to provide better health care. Advancements is a constant process of trying to use technology in health care system. It is the most in demand in the healthcare industry.Health informatics makes an important contribution to the growing society and to reducing the digital and health divides within health care society. This is to reduce paperwork and encourage use of systems to store data.implementation of health informatics in health care comes with challenges and opportunities to grow.

issues in growth and development due to health informatics:

1. emerging development and growth in health informatics brings along issues from personal to public. Data security issues, high cost of maintenance, software problems ,implementation and so on.
2. Difficulty in protecting health information, providing training and support in meeting staff and physician needs throughout implementation and transition.
3. cyber security,keeping hackers out.
4. Right choice of software.
5. Good fit and long term contract with nurses and other health care professionals.
6. Overlapping of patients needs and health care management .
7. Providing reliable and exact tools, training and maintenance.
8. high cost involved.
9. Data mining
10. ethical issues.