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What is Medical Informatics

Dr Sanjoy Sanyal wrote this article when he was doing his Masters in Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, University of Bath, United Kingdom. It traces the origin of the term and discipline called 'Medical Informatics'; describes its evolution and mentions its current healthcare applicability and academic status. It is fundamental towards understanding today's Information Explosion and its digital implications in all work atmospheres. Today...

Keywords:: medical informatics, royal college of surgeons of edinburgh, informatics, bath university, sanjoy sanyal, claude shannon, health, medical university of americas

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Material Type:: ePortfolio
Date Added to MERLOT:: June 15, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:: June 27, 2019
Author:: Sanjoy Sanyal, Medical University of the Americas
Submitter:: Sanjoy Sanyal
Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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Language:: English
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