title: Future trends in Health Informatics--theoretical and practical.
abstract: The Health Informatics field is becoming more challenging as the globalization of economy, the advancement of the technology as well as innovative breakthroughs are being incorporated in the discipline. In Europe as well as in other countries the funding into the research areas of this field is increasing. In this chapter, a brief overview of the field as well the trends of Health Informatics are discussed with respect to the new dimensions that the education of the health care professionals has to tackle in the foreseeable future.
authors.affiliation: Health Informatics Laboratory, Faculty of Nursing, University of Athens, 123, Papadiamantopoulou Street, 11527 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mantas
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005060:Europe; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D020407:Internet / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D011786:Quality Control; D018511:Systems Integration; D014584:User-Computer Interface