Information Reuse and Integration in Health Informatics IRI-HI 2012
The advancement of technology and computational science has influenced a wide range of fields, including clinical research leading to health informatics as an emerging vital research area which is attracting more attention in academia and industry. Health informatics combines computational science and the clinical world to help improve the treatment of patients; it deals with resources, devices, and methodologies required for optimizing the acquisition, storage, maintenance, retrieval, and use of healthcare information and resources for effective diagnosis and treatment of patients.
The goal of this research track is to bring together professionals, researchers and practitioners in the area of health informatics to present, discuss, and share the latest finding in the field, and exchange ideas that address real-world problems with real-world solutions.