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Informatics and Technology in Resident Education
Author(s) -
Niehaus William
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pmandr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1934-1563
pISSN - 1934-1482
DOI - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2017.02.010
Subject(s) - health administration informatics , informatics , health informatics , engineering informatics , translational research informatics , medical education , context (archaeology) , medicine , knowledge management , documentation , information technology , health informatics tools , field (mathematics) , health care , data science , computer science , nursing , engineering , political science , paleontology , operating system , mathematics , law , pure mathematics , electrical engineering , biology , programming language , public health
Biomedical or clinical informatics is the transdisciplinary field that studies and develops effective uses of biomedical data, information technology innovations, and medical knowledge for scientific inquiry, problem solving, and decision making, with an emphasis on improving human health. Given the ongoing advances in information technology, the field of informatics is becoming important to clinical practice and to residency education. This article will discuss how informatics is specifically relevant to residency education and the different ways to incorporate informatics into residency education, and will highlight applications of current technology in the context of residency education. How informatics can optimize communication for residents, promote information technology use, refine documentation techniques, reduce medical errors, and improve clinical decision making will be reviewed. It is hoped that this article will increase faculty and trainees' knowledge of the field of informatics, awareness of available technology, and will assist practitioners to maximize their ability to provide quality care to their patients. This article will also introduce the idea of incorporating informatics specialists into residency programs to help practitioners deliver more evidenced‐based care and to further improve their efficiency.