title: [Medical informatics].
abstract: The fundamentals of medical informatics education are described on the basis of the current understanding of its aims and tasks. The use of a system in medical decision making is pointed out together with its basic characteristics. The significance of the introduction of information systems into the health system is presented as well as the perspectives of their further development in the future. The principles of medical informatics education are presented as well as the present situation in medical informatics education in the world and in this country with a view of the future.
authors.affiliation: Institut za psihijatriju, neurologiju i mentalno zdravlje, Medicinski fakultet, Novi Sad.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mihaljev-Martinov
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics
vernacular_title: Medicinska informatika.