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In 1991, the American Medical Record Association became the:
 
  A) Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity.
  B) National Association for Healthcare Quality.
  C) American Medical Informatics Association.
  D) American Health Information Management Association.
  E) Health Information and Management Systems Society.

Question 2

Define medical informatics.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

Medical informatics seeks to improve the way medical information is managed and organized by using computer technology. The common emphasis in all definitions is on the use of technology to organize information in health care. That information includes patient records, diagnostics, expert or decision-support systems, and therapies. The stress is not on the actual application of computers in health care but, rather, on the theoretical basis.
Medical informatics is an interdisciplinary science and focuses on improving all aspects of health care. Some of the specific aspects it focuses on include improving the clarity of diagnostic images, improving image-guided and minimally invasive surgery, developing simulations that allow health care workers to improve treatments without practicing on human subjects, developing low-cost diagnostic tests, treating physical handicaps, providing consumers with information, coordinating international medical reporting, developing and improving information systems used in health care settings, and developing decision-support systems.



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