Health Informatics
Kindly answer the 4 questions. Please use citations. Allocate 125 words to answer each question.
1. In response to the global health crisis, expound how Health Informatics can optimize approaches in ensuring best practices while combining knowledge and management of information and technology to promote health and wellness in the community.
2. Health consumers are taking a more proactive role in their healthcare. Discuss the development of Health Information Technology and the emergence of Health Informatics as a discipline.
3. Technical solutions can help improve healthcare delivery and health decision-making not only for clinicians but also for patients and general health consumers. Discuss the concept of maximizing benefits while minimizing the risk of Health Informatics application.
4. Discuss the ethical issues in health informatics on Databases, Electronic Health Records, and Health Information Exchange.