Posts tagged health
Open Source Medical Informatics!
Feb 23rd
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The open source regime is not new to the world. Generally, the term open source refers to non-proprietor based software that is available to all the programmers/coders of the world in terms of source code and for free. The notion of open source health informatics can ideally be considered as a fresh provision for the health sector to process health related data. Laboratory Information and Management Systems are a very good example of Open Source Health Information Systems.
Technology and Medicine Merger: Health Informatics
Jan 31st
The infusion of Information Technology in the field of health and medicine has led to the rebirth of the said field. Technological advancements that have affected the field of health have affected the human society as a whole directly and have mostly proved to be beneficial rather than hazardous.
Formally speaking, the definition of Medical Informatics, as quoted at openclinical.com, is stated as follows:
Medical Informatics is the “scientific field that deals with biomedical information, data, and knowledge – their storage, retrieval, and optimal use for problem solving and decision making. It accordingly touches on all basic and applied fields in biomedical science and is closely tied to modern information technologies, notably in the areas of computing and communication (medical computer science)”
[Stanford Medical Informatics].
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iTriage – Your Technology Solution to Healthcare Problems
Jan 27th
“Find a Doctor, Symptom Checker, Conditions, Medications, Procedures and Hospitals” are just few of the facilities provided by websites that are providing technology’s merger with healthcare problems. iTriageHealth.com is one of the such solutions to health issues and is a one stop solution for all your healthcare needs. If you are suffering from certain unusual symptoms and want to look them up yourself before consulting your doctor, iTriage helps you by providing all the symptom checking process in simple step by step user-friendly manner.
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