TY - JOUR
T1 - The Value of the Surgeon Informatician
AU - Zhao, Jane
AU - Forsythe, Raquel
AU - Langerman, Alexander
AU - Melton, Genevieve B.
AU - Schneider, David F.
AU - Jackson, Gretchen Purcell
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - Clinical informatics is an interdisciplinary specialty that leverages big data, health information technologies, and the science of biomedical informatics within clinical environments to improve quality and outcomes in the increasingly complex and often siloed health care systems. Core competencies of clinical informatics primarily focus on clinical decision making and care process improvement, health information systems, and leadership and change management. Although the broad relevance of clinical informatics is apparent, this review focuses on its application and pertinence to the discipline of surgery, which is less well defined. In doing so, we hope to highlight the importance of the surgeon informatician. Topics covered include electronic health records, clinical decision support systems, computerized order entry, data analytics, clinical documentation, information architectures, implementation science, quality improvement, simulation, education, and telemedicine. The formal pathway for surgeons to become clinical informaticians is also discussed.
AB - Clinical informatics is an interdisciplinary specialty that leverages big data, health information technologies, and the science of biomedical informatics within clinical environments to improve quality and outcomes in the increasingly complex and often siloed health care systems. Core competencies of clinical informatics primarily focus on clinical decision making and care process improvement, health information systems, and leadership and change management. Although the broad relevance of clinical informatics is apparent, this review focuses on its application and pertinence to the discipline of surgery, which is less well defined. In doing so, we hope to highlight the importance of the surgeon informatician. Topics covered include electronic health records, clinical decision support systems, computerized order entry, data analytics, clinical documentation, information architectures, implementation science, quality improvement, simulation, education, and telemedicine. The formal pathway for surgeons to become clinical informaticians is also discussed.
KW - Clinical decision support
KW - Clinical informatics
KW - Health information technology
KW - Interoperability
KW - Surgery
KW - Telemedicine
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jss.2020.04.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jss.2020.04.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32402396
AN - SCOPUS:85084497479
SN - 0022-4804
VL - 252
SP - 264
EP - 271
JO - Journal of Surgical Research
JF - Journal of Surgical Research
ER -