NKU informatics college one of handful nationally
Northern Kentucky University’s new College of Informatics has a mission of modernizing the delivery of health care through technology, one of only a handful of programs nationally taking on this challenge.While most health care transactions still take place on paper, informatics seeks to make all of this medical history information electronic — much like personal banking records.The college has allowed NKU to become a leader in Kentucky’s e-health network, and many states are following the Kentucky model in forming their own e-health boards.A new $50 million Center for Informatics is scheduled to open in 2010, which will help the university expand the study of informatics beyond health care and into other disciplines.Read the full article here.
Northern Kentucky University’s new College of Informatics has a mission of modernizing the delivery of health care through technology, one of only a handful of programs nationally taking on this challenge.
While most health care transactions still take place on paper, informatics seeks to make all of this medical history information electronic — much like personal banking records.
The college has allowed NKU to become a leader in Kentucky’s e-health network, and many states are following the Kentucky model in forming their own e-health boards.
A new $50 million Center for Informatics is scheduled to open in 2010, which will help the university expand the study of informatics beyond health care and into other disciplines.
Read the full article here.
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