HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA

**Definition:** This place covers:

Cross-sectional aspects of computer, information or communication science with medical or healthcare science, where the focus is clearly placed on digital computing or data processing or handling system or methods, which are specially adapted for medical or healthcare science.

It deals with the ICT resources, devices, systems and methods for the handling and processing of information and data in healthcare, medicine and well-being.

Healthcare informatics tools include not only computers, systems and devices but also clinical guidelines, formal medical terminologies, and information and communication systems. It is applied to the areas of medical care, nursing, diagnosis, therapy, dentistry, surgery, pharmacy, public health, occupational health, wellbeing, medical research and medical cooperation.

**Glossary:** - Handling: of medical or healthcare data covers the acquisition, storage, retrieval, analysis, management, transmission or usage of such data