Convergent evolution of health information management and health informatics
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C. J. Gibson1; B.E. Dixon2,3,4; K. Abrams5 1Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, CANADA; 2Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 3Center for Biomedical Informatics, Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, USA; 4Center for Health Information and Communication, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research and Development Service CIN 13–416, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA; 5Canadian College of Health Information Management, London, ON, CANADA
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