title: Health informatics.
abstract: This article addresses health informatics and some of the technology advancements and issues facing health care organizations today. As the ability to communicate and share data with other institutions is rapidly advancing, so is the need for industry coding standardization and data protection.
authors.affiliation: Data Center Operations of Information Services, University Hospital, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Legler
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D016494:Computer Security; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled