1.
Medical Computer Science: A field of health informatics that deals with the application of information technology
in the management of patient data, population data
and teaching, biomedical
research, and advancing
medical knowledge.
Medical Computer Science: A field of health informatics that deals with the application of information technology
in the management of patient data, population data
and teaching, biomedical
research, and advancing
medical knowledge.
2. Computer Medicine: A branch of medicine that deals with application in the areas of
nursing, clinical care, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, occupational
therapy, and medical research. Computer medicine makes use of computer
applications and other resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the
acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information in medicine.
nursing, clinical care, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, occupational
therapy, and medical research. Computer medicine makes use of computer
applications and other resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the
acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information in medicine.
3. Medical Electronic Data Processing: The use of
electronic media for the collection and processing of medical data in a secured
format during representation, processing, and communication of
information in natural and engineered systems.
electronic media for the collection and processing of medical data in a secured
format during representation, processing, and communication of
information in natural and engineered systems.
4. Medical Automatic Data Processing: A programmed
system that deals with the acquiring, storing, retrieving, computing,
disseminating and communication of medical information in an automated means.
system that deals with the acquiring, storing, retrieving, computing,
disseminating and communication of medical information in an automated means.
5. Medical Information Processing: This is used in the medical field on the creating, storing, finding, manipulating and
sharing information through the application of information technology. The use
of computers in computational, mathematical, biological, cognitive and social
aspects.
sharing information through the application of information technology. The use
of computers in computational, mathematical, biological, cognitive and social
aspects.
6. Medical Information Science: This is the science that deals with the collecting,
storing, analyzing, and presenting data in a digital format via combination of
higher quality and higher efficiency.
storing, analyzing, and presenting data in a digital format via combination of
higher quality and higher efficiency.
7. Medical Software Engineering: This software is used in the acquiring and
processing of patients’ medical information in a fast, effective and accurate
means. This is a specialised field
that deals with medical software used in EMR’s, PHR’s, diagnostic software, medical
databases, simulations, and more.
processing of patients’ medical information in a fast, effective and accurate
means. This is a specialised field
that deals with medical software used in EMR’s, PHR’s, diagnostic software, medical
databases, simulations, and more.
8. Medical Computer Technology: It deals with the resources, devices, and methods
required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of
information in health and biomedicine. A
technological means employed in the medical field in diagnosis and acquiring of
patients information.
required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of
information in health and biomedicine. A
technological means employed in the medical field in diagnosis and acquiring of
patients information.
