CHAPTER 2
HIS Scope, Definition, and Conceptual Model
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this chapter, the student will be able to:
• Describe the purpose, definition, and scope of health information systems (HIS) using a conceptual model.
• Define the components of HIS according to the conceptual model, including systems and their management, health informatics, data and analytics, research, policy, and public health.
• Explain the progression and maturation of HIS, beginning with the foundation of core HIS and their management; the use of HIS embodied in the discipline of informatics in key functions such as medicine, nursing, and public health; the use of HIS to learn and create information and knowledge through data analytics and research; ...
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