Is Medical Informatics an Art or a Science?

Reinhold Haux; Arie Hasman; A. T. McCray; Johan van der Lei

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1634130

Is Medical Informatics an Art or a Science?

Reinhold Haux (Technische Universität Braunschweig) iD Arie Hasman (University of Amsterdam) iD A. T. McCray (Harvard University) Johan van der Lei (Erasmus MC) iD

Journal: Methods of Information in Medicine • 2006-01-01 • Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany) • ISSN: 0026-1270

Abstract

Summary Objective: To give an introduction to the special topic on ‘Medical Informatics: Art or Sciene?‘ in honor of Prof. Dr. Jan Hendrik van Bemmel. Method: Retrospective, personal review on his work. Results and Conclusions: Jan H. van Bemmel contributed exceptionally to research and education as well as to systematizing and promoting medical informatics. Details are provided in this and the other papers of this special topic of Methods of Information in Medicine.

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# Electronic Health Records Systems # Health Professions # History of Science and Medicine # Arts and Humanities # History of Computing Technologies # Computer Science

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                    Reinhold Haux, Arie Hasman, A. T. McCray, et al. (2006). "Is Medical Informatics an Art or a Science?". Methods of Information in Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634130                

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