Healthcare Informatics: A Growing Field

Health informatics, the efficiency and storage of medical records and information, has experienced dramatic enhancements within the last decade. From the accuracy of patient records and prescriptions to incorporating emerging technologies, the changes have impacted every aspect of the industry.

This growing field is creating new job opportunities and improving individual patient and population care on multiple levels. See how health informatics is impacting the quality and safety of healthcare.

Health Informatics has come a long way since 1949, when the world’s first professional organization for informatics was established in Germany. See the industry’s growth and evolution through 2013 in this infographic.

The healthcare industry is constantly growing – a trend that is both revolutionary but also occasionally problematic. In this infographic, we explore the difference between good and bad health IT.

Did you know that health informatics jobs have increased faster than other health care jobs? View AU’s infographic about telemedicine and informatics career opportunities.