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Clinical Informatics: Emergence of a New Profession

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Clinical Informatics Study Guide

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Clinical informatics has evolved over the last 50 years, along with computing and communications technology and with our healthcare system and its financing. In the last decade a new profession has emerged, with formal curricula for trainees and certification examinations for physicians who work in the discipline. In the coming years, new certification options will become available for non-physicians and others who may not be eligible for the current medical subspecialty certification. Career options are diverse and the demand for well-trained clinical informaticians is strong, with increasing recognition of the practical and strategic importance of the field and its practitioners.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Edward H. Shortliffe MD, PhD

  2. Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Don Eugene Detmer MD, MA

  3. American Board of Emergency Medicine (ret) and Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Benson S. Munger PhD

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    John T. Finnell

  2. Richard M. Fairbank School of Public Health, Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA

    Brian E. Dixon

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Shortliffe, E.H., Detmer, D.E., Munger, B.S. (2016). Clinical Informatics: Emergence of a New Profession. In: Finnell, J., Dixon, B. (eds) Clinical Informatics Study Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22753-5_1

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