Informatics for Health 2017: Advancing both science and practice

Introduction: The Informatics for Health congress, 24-26 April 2017, in Manchester, UK, brought together the Medical Informatics Europe (MIE) conference and the Farr Institute International Conference. This special issue of the Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics contains 113 presentation ab...

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Published in:Journal of innovation in health informatics Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 1 - 185
Main Authors: Scott, Philip J., Cornet, Ronald, McCowan, Colin, Peek, Niels, Fraccaro, Paolo, Geifman, Nophar, Gude, Wouter T., Hulme, William, Martin, Glen P., Williams, Richard
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT 21.04.2017
Subjects:
Computing methodologies
Informatics
Medical Records Systems, Computerized
Policy
Policy
Computing methodologies
Medical Records Systems, Computerized
Research
Informatics
ISSN:2058-4555, 2058-4563, 2058-4563
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Summary:Introduction: The Informatics for Health congress, 24-26 April 2017, in Manchester, UK, brought together the Medical Informatics Europe (MIE) conference and the Farr Institute International Conference. This special issue of the Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics contains 113 presentation abstracts and 149 poster abstracts from the congress.Discussion: The twin programmes of “Big Data” and “Digital Health” are not always joined up by coherent policy and investment priorities. Substantial global investment in health IT and data science has led to sound progress but highly variable outcomes. Society needs an approach that brings together the science and the practice of health informatics. The goal is multi-level Learning Health Systems that consume and intelligently act upon both patient data and organizational intervention outcomes.Conclusions: Informatics for Health demonstrated the art of the possible, seen in the breadth and depth of our contributions. We call upon policy makers, research funders and programme leaders to learn from this joined-up approach.
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ISSN:2058-4555
2058-4563
2058-4563
DOI:10.14236/jhi.v24i1.939