RESUMO
We have developed model Health Informatics (HI) curricula for the education of three categories of professionals: Applied Health Informaticians, the professionals that deploy information technologies, Research and Development Health Informaticians those that develop new concepts, techniques, and solutions, and what we have called Clinician Health Informaticians, providers who use HI capabilities to support their professional work. The curricula specify the competencies that each type of professional must acquire.
Assuntos
Currículo , Informática Médica/educação , Desenvolvimento de ProgramasRESUMO
Applied Health Informaticians (AHIs) are professionals that deploy information technologies in support of health system processes. AHIs require both a well-developed knowledge base that encompasses the health system, computer science, and health information systems-related topics (what is known as the "Body of Knowledge"), as well as a set of intellectual and procedural skills (what we call the "Body of Skills") and preparatory experiences. The availability of skilled and knowledgeable AHIs has become a critical issue in today's health system.
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Currículo , Informática Médica/educaçãoRESUMO
Experience with Information Systems (IS) staff, interactions with healthcare senior management, and discussions with faculty and students have led us to the conclusions that few healthcare organizations have conceptualized and articulated an optimal organizational role for IS (particularly for IS leadership). In this paper we will describe the multi-polar, often conflicting "expectations" faced by many of today's healthcare IS departments, and define a set of useful and sustainable institutional model roles for IS. Then, we will formulate the set of challenges which IS professionals in these roles must be prepared to address. We will use this to propose a challenge-oriented, skills-based, methodology-focussed curriculum in Applied Healthcare Informatics, and delivery mechanisms that suit potential candidates.
