Informatics for Health Professionals

Section V

Practice in the Future

Chapter 19 The Art of Delivering Patient-Centered Care in Technology-Laden Environments

Chapter 20 Generating and Managing Organizational Knowledge

You might wonder why we are ending this text with a section on caring in the future. The authors believe that health care professionals are taught to care and hone their ability to care for patients as they practice; however, in light of technologies that can sometimes be disruptive, caring can become compromised or lost. We want to refocus professionals on the art of caring, enhancing the science of practice using informatics tools.

We challenge you to reflect on what you know and what you are learning and to think of where you are going in relation to your own practice ...