Innovation in Health Informatics: much is underpinned by eHealth and better information for patients.

Abstract

Health informatics is a relatively young discipline, bringing together professionals with a range of backgrounds, including management professionals, computer specialists and health care professionals. A lot of focus has been on developing systems such as medical records and information sharing, and it also has the potential to span the boundaries between health care professionals and patients. This is especially true for people living with a long-term condition.

In this issue: An innovative discipline needs a patient focus

“…This issue of the Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics opens with a powerful Editorial from Carol Bond reminding us that it is all about patients 1. A theme of her article is that we should see our technologies as spanning the boundaries between professionals and patients, rather than serving some buisness need irrelevant to patients and their carers.…”