Healthcare Informatics Report: Clinical Informatics and BMI Analysis

This report delves into the domain of healthcare informatics, specifically focusing on the intersection of clinical informatics and biomedical informatics (BMI). The author aligns their interests with the ‘Clinical and Health Services’ domain, emphasizing the significance of secure and efficient patient data management, including the use of electronic health records. The report explores the application of informatics in enhancing patient care and ensuring the confidentiality of patient information. It outlines the author's research interests and career goals, particularly within the context of a ‘proficient level’ of clinical informatics, highlighting the importance of patient safety and data security. The report also includes a discussion of potential job roles, such as a Clinical Informatics Analyst or Specialist, emphasizing the responsibilities associated with maintaining patient data privacy and adhering to professional standards. The report concludes with a list of relevant references, providing a foundation for the discussed concepts.

Running head: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS
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Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author note:

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Sub-domains of BMI (Biomedical Informatics) aligning best with current or desired
area: The domain of BMI which aligns best to my interests is the x-axis domain of ‘Clinical and
Health Services’ (Digital Health Canada). This is because not only is my current area of
academics and research focusing extensively on healthcare and disease prevention, but my
current area of interest is also associated with deliverance of optimum patient care via
appropriate electronic documentation of patient health data as well as providing adequate
protection and security for the same (Richesson et al.). BMI plays a key role in enhancing patient
care quality since it allows patients to comprehensively record and document their health details
as well as calls for easy accessibility and quick relaying of essential health information to health
professionals for diagnosis in a safe and secure manner (Hripcsak et al.).
Methods, techniques and theories: My desired field of research would mostly align
with the ‘proficient level’ of ‘Clinical and Health Services’ since it focuses on the application of
BMI in clinical and health associated fields for individuals with Master’s and Bachelor’s levels
competencies, which is largely similar to students like me. Possible options for clinical
application of BMI in this level is clinical informatics (Digital Health Canada). The major
principle of clinical informatics is maintenance of optimum levels of safety and security during
the storage of patient data. Examples which demonstrate research and professional application of
this type include implementation of electronic health records and associated technologies like
radio-frequency identification and bed management systems. In terms of the clinical research
informatics, research should be centered around informatics theories on patient safety and data
storage, transfer, encryption, collection and acquisition (Hübner et al.).
Combined/ Intersecting position: The work I plan to accomplish as per the intersecting
job position in the ‘proficient level’ and ‘Clinical and Health Services’ of the y and x axis is

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Clinical Informatics Analyst or Clinical Informatics Specialist (Digital Health Canada). My
major professional responsibilities as per this intersecting job profile is to ensure that patient data
and patient health records are not just readily accessible to patients and clinicians but are also
securely stored and protected. This is because maintenance of patient privacy and confidentiality
is of utmost importance for any healthcare organization and must be maintained in the case of
healthcare informatics as well. My professional duties as a clinical informatics specialists or
manager must be in compliance with the standards and recommendations postulated by the
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) (Monsen et al.).

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References
Digital Health Canada. "Health Informatics Professional Career
Matrix." Digitalhealthcanada.com. N.p., 2019. Web. 28 Aug. 2019.
Hripcsak, George, et al. "Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI):
opportunities for observational researchers." Studies in health technology and informatics216
(2015): 574.
Hübner, Ursula, et al. "Towards Implementing a Global Competency-Based Nursing and Clinical
Informatics Curriculum: Applying the TIGER Initiative." Nursing Informatics. 2016.
Monsen, Karen A., et al. "Alignment of American Association of Colleges of Nursing Graduate-
Level Nursing Informatics Competencies With American Medical Informatics Association
Health Informatics Core Competencies." CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing 37.8 (2019):
396-404.
Richesson, Rachel L., James E. Andrews, and Kate Fultz Hollis. "Introduction to Clinical
Research Informatics." Clinical Research Informatics. Springer, Cham, 2019. 3-15.