Health informatics: an intercultural perspective

Le, Quynh (2007) Health informatics: an intercultural perspective. In: The 12th International Health (Medical) Informatics Congress, Medinfo 2007, 20-24 August 2007, Brisbane, Australia.

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Abstract

Health informatics is a significant contribution to health care. It provides health professionals with powerful technologies to enhance their performance in caring for patients. The introduction of health informatics has added a new dimension in the health discourse. However, there are also issues and problems which are associated with health informatics, particularly in relation to privacy, confidentiality and data security, which are deeply embedded in culture. As privacy and confidentiality are linguistically and culturally constructed, health workers, patients and the public may have different views and exhibit different behaviours towards health informatics. The discussion of these issues is situated in an intercultural discourse.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	Please note the copyright of this paper belongs to the IOS PRESS and HISA Ltd. Publication - Medinfo 2007 Congress Proceedings.
Keywords:	Electronic health record, health care systems, data integrity, electronic medical record, health informatics
Subjects:	280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 280100 Information Systems > 280199 Information Systems not elsewhere classified 320000 Medical and Health Sciences > 329900 Other Medical and Health Sciences > 329999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
ID Code:	2055
Deposited By:	Dr Quynh Le
Deposited On:	08 Nov 2007 15:56
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2008 02:30
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