Health professionals are able to make right decision in right time only if they posses prompt, accurate and up to date information about health status of patients and general population. They also need knowledge and tools, computer and information technologies, for successful management of huge amount of information. Efficient management of information is of crucial importance for health policy...

BACKGROUND There is a growing need and interest worldwide for healthcare and information technology professionals trained in medical informatics. Distance learning technologies are increasingly used to deliver such education, but have mainly been limited to the English language. OBJECTIVE Describe the implementation and student satisfaction of a medical informatics course delivered in Spanish...

NEWS / ACTA INFORM MED. 2017 SEP; 25(3): 210-211 In the period from 7st to 9th July 2017 14th International Conference on Informatics, Management and Technology and Healthcare (ICIMTH 2017) was held in Athens, Greece. The conference represents one of the largest European gathering in the field of medical informatics (Biomedical Informatics, Biomedical Engineering, Information Science, Health In...

This glossary defines terms used in the comparatively young science of medical informatics. It is hoped that it will be of interest to both novices and professionals in the field.