The role of nursing informatics is evolving as artificial intelligence-powered tools become a regular feature in healthcare.

The Biomedical and Health Informatics PhD program prepares individuals to develop and apply informatics theories and tools to solve complex problems across the life sciences and health ecosystem. The ...

The fusion of science and technology plays an integral role in the healthcare industry today. Technology compliments science, reinforcing theories, treating medical conditions and even housing the ...

From patient portals and text messages to wearable devices and artificial intelligence, digital health technologies are becoming a significant part of medical care. But technology alone isn't enough ...

Who owns patient data? Patients should, but often don’t, according to an opinion article in the New England Journal of Medicine by Kenneth Mandl, MD, director of Boston Children’s Hospital ...

At the intersection of healthcare and information technology is health informatics — the science that guides the collection, analysis and use of data. Why is health informatics important? It helps to ...

Position yourself on the cutting edge of healthcare advancements by earning a doctorate that blends computer science, statistics, clinical care, and bioinformatics. As the only such PhD program in the ...

A letter from the guest editor introduces this year’s Health Information Technology issue, which explores 4 key themes driving health care’s digital transformation from basic automation to ...

The healthcare industry has emerged to be very data-intensive. How much, you ask? Well, it would require 2.3 zettabytes of data (or 2.3 trillion DVDs) to capture fully the data that the industry ...

Using ChatGPT for health information may be quick, low cost, and provide a sense of privacy. However, it doesn’t always provide reliable, up-to-date, or consistent data. ChatGPT is an artificial ...

Reliable health information online uses high quality, recent, peer-reviewed research. People should look for balanced information and site transparency and avoid websites that use sensationalism or ...

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