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Health informatics in the eyes of the overseas-born health professionals
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 04:11 authored by Le, QBackground: With the rapid development of information technology (IT), health informatics (HI) has a firm technological basis for the development and enhancement of health care systems. Although health informatics depends heavily on the power of technology for its form and function, it is fundamentally a human discourse which deals with issues such as interpersonal communication, organisational interaction, trust, confidentiality etc. Objective/Hypothesis: This study investigated the views and attitudes of overseas-born health professionals about health informatics in terms of confidentiality, coordination, management, communication and technical user-friendliness. Method: Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used in this study. It included a survey and interviews of overseas-born health professionals in Australia. Results: The results indicated that there was some confusion among health workers about the concept and principles of health informatics. Confidentiality was viewed as a significant aspect which may make or break health informatics. Concerns were also raised about possible miscommunication and mismanagement.
History
Publication title
The Person in the Centre: Health Informatics Conference Proceedings 2008Editors
Heather GrainPagination
1-8ISBN
978 0 9805520 0 3Department/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
HISA - Health Informatics Society of AustraliaPlace of publication
Melbourne, VictoriaEvent title
Health Informatics Conference (HIC)Event Venue
MelbourneDate of Event (Start Date)
2008-08-31Date of Event (End Date)
2008-09-02Rights statement
Copyright 2008 The author(s) and HISARepository Status
- Restricted