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This 6 page paper defines health informatics; describes the key features of each organization (the AMIA and IMIA); compares the codes of ethics with the current Canadian requirements; and assesses the potential of the codes to provide a structure for Canadian clinicians. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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paper defines health informatics; describes the key features of each organization; compares the codes of ethics and codes of conduct of each with the current Canadian requirements; and assesses the
potential of the codes to provide a structure for Canadian clinicians. Health Informatics Health informatics is also known as "medical informatics" and is defined as "the intersection of information
science, medicine and health care. It deals with the resources, devices and methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval and use of information in health and biomedicine" (Health informatics,
2006). Tools used in the job include computers, obviously, but also include "clinical guidelines, formal medical terminologies, and information and communication systems" (Health informatics, 2006). In dealing with medical information,
key areas of concern include accuracy and privacy. The Key Features of Each Organization and Their Codes of Ethics Although it would seem obvious that any medical organization should have
a Code of Ethics, one does not seem to be extant for the AMIA. According to one of their 2005 publications, they are (or were at that time) considering whether
they should modify the IMIAs code for their own use (Smallheiser, 2005). The organizations both have extensive websites that tell us much about them; the AMIA is harder to
navigate as it refers users to various links and press releases rather than stating plainly what it does; the IMIA is much more user friendly as well as being clearer
in its presentation of information about its purpose. The key features of these groups appear to be that they are trying to develop a framework that provides a "home"
for health informatics technicians at the same time that it defines what they do. Both organizations also place a great deal of emphasis on training. The AMIA website, as noted
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