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Contents

Acknowledgments

A Visual Walkthrough

SECTION I: BUILDING BLOCKS OF HEALTH INFORMATICS

1 Informatics, Disciplinary Science, and the Foundation of Knowledge

Kathleen Mastrian and Dee McGonigle

The DIKW Paradigm

The Foundation of Knowledge Model

Core Informatics Competencies

Thought-Provoking Questions

Apply Your Knowledge

2 Introduction to Information, Information Science, and Information Systems

Dee McGonigle, Kathleen Mastrian, and Craig McGonigle

Information Science

Information Processing

Information Science and the Foundation of Knowledge

Introduction to Information Systems

Information Systems

Thought-Provoking Questions

Apply Your Knowledge

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