title: Powering the information engine.
abstract: Clinical informatics fuels efforts to improve quality of care and population health management. Who are informaticists and why do hospitals need them?
authors.forename: Geri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aston
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018511:Systems Integration