The concept of medical informatics. The importance and role of medical informatics (quality, safety ,cost, efficiency, research). Medical informatics and bioinformatics. Biomedical Informatics. Telemedicine. Medical Information Systems (MIS). Laboratory Information Systems. Hospital information systems. Teleconsultation. Telediagnostic.
Types of information. Web-based MIS. Interoperable MIS. Systems for information extraction and knowledge. Expert systems as part of the MIS. Systems for decision support. Data security. Privacy protection. Confidentiality of data. Electronic health record. The exchange of medical information: types of communications and networks, protocols, secrecy, privacy and data protection. Institutional information systems. Hospital Information system. Radiological information system. Pharmacological Information System. Exchange of information between centers. The standards in health informatics in Europe and the world: CENTC251, ISOTC-215, IEEE, HL7, DICOM. Establishing a medical information network.
The advantages of using medical information networks. Processing of medical data. Data compression. The measurement and statistical analysis of data. Managing and distribution of information. Warehousing and storage of information. Global MIS. Public health services. IT support for clinical research.