Biomedical informatics is a field of information engineering that has
applications in healthcare, particularly in the management and use of
healthcare information. It is an interdisciplinary study that involves
the design, adoption, development and IT-based innovations in healthcare
services planning, delivery and management. Some of the tools of
biomedical informatics are information and communication systems,
computers, clinical guidelines, etc. It has applications in the areas of
clinical medicine, pharmacy, nursing, public health, occupational
therapy, biomedical research and physical therapy, among others. Some of
the sub-fields of biomedical informatics are pathology informatics,
imaging informatics, community health informatics, consumer health
informatics, etc. Translational bioinformatics is an emerging field that
integrates bio-statistics, molecular bioinformatics, clinical
informatics and statistical genetics. It strives to identify the
linkages between biological and clinical information, and enable better
approaches to the study and treatment of diseases. This book explores
all the important aspects of biomedical informatics in the present day
scenario. The various studies that are constantly contributing towards
advancing technologies and evolution of this field are examined in
detail. The readers would gain knowledge that would broaden their
perspective about the use of information systems in medicine and health.
