Introduction to Health Informatics:
Traditionally, when we wanted to seek information regarding health conditions, the options were to schedule an appointment with your health care provider in which they would provide you with handouts and pamphlets, or you would have to do the research on your own in the library. But today, with the advancements in technology and the evolution of health care informatics, information about diseases and your own health record can now easily be accessed in the comfort of your own home, and in the palm of your hands. Health informatics has now made it possible for people to take control of their health by becoming more educated and more involved in their healthcare decisions by connecting them to their health care team. This website is meant to provide sources of online educational resources and mobile applications to serve as tools for those very reasons, and bring light to how health informatics has changed the way we receive healthcare.
Traditionally, when we wanted to seek information regarding health conditions, the options were to schedule an appointment with your health care provider in which they would provide you with handouts and pamphlets, or you would have to do the research on your own in the library. But today, with the advancements in technology and the evolution of health care informatics, information about diseases and your own health record can now easily be accessed in the comfort of your own home, and in the palm of your hands. Health informatics has now made it possible for people to take control of their health by becoming more educated and more involved in their healthcare decisions by connecting them to their health care team. This website is meant to provide sources of online educational resources and mobile applications to serve as tools for those very reasons, and bring light to how health informatics has changed the way we receive healthcare.