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Methods Inf Med 1997; 36(02): 79-81
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634701
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Health Informatics: Handle with Caution

R. Salamon
1   INSERM Unit 330, Bordeaux, France
2   Department of Medical Informatics, University of Bordeaux 2, France
,
V. Leroy
1   INSERM Unit 330, Bordeaux, France
,
S. Maurice-Tison
2   Department of Medical Informatics, University of Bordeaux 2, France
,
B. Le Blanc
2   Department of Medical Informatics, University of Bordeaux 2, France
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Publication Date:
20 February 2018 (online)

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Abstract:

The increased use of computers is a response to the considerable growth in information in all fields of activities. Related to this, in the field of medicine a new component appeared about 40 years ago: Medical Informatics. Its goals are to assist health care professionals in the choice of data to manage and in the choice of applications of such data. These possibilities for data management must be well understood and, related to this, two major dangers must be emphasized. One concerns data security, and the other concerns the processing of these data. This paper discusses these items and warns of the inappropriate use of medical informatics.

Keywords:

Medical Informatics - Applications - Database Management Systems - Management Information Systems
 

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