Health informatics: moving from a discipline to a science.
This paper examines the historical definitions of Health (Biomedical) Informatics. It is clear that a majority of the definitions refer to Health Informatics as a discipline. Rather it can be argued that the maturation of Health Informatics is beginning to culminate in a distinct science. This progress need to be reflected in academic programs as well as our conferences and publications.
Turley
James P
JP
School of Health Information Science, University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA. james.p.turley@uth.tmc.edu
D008490:Medical Informatics; D012586:Science