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'''"[[Journal:A review of the role of public health informatics in healthcare|A review of the role of public health informatics in healthcare]]"'''
'''"[[Journal:Preferred names, preferred pronouns, and gender identity in the electronic medical record and laboratory information system: Is pathology ready?|Preferred names, preferred pronouns, and gender identity in the electronic medical record and laboratory information system: Is pathology ready?]]"'''


[[Electronic medical record]]s (EMRs) and [[laboratory information system]]s (LISs) commonly utilize patient identifiers such as legal name, sex, medical record number, and date of birth. There have been recommendations from some EMR working groups (e.g., the World Professional Association for Transgender Health) to include preferred name, pronoun preference, assigned sex at birth, and gender identity in the EMR. These practices are currently uncommon in the United States. There has been little published on the potential impact of these changes on pathology and LISs. We review the available literature and guidelines on the use of preferred name and gender identity on pathology, including data on changes in [[laboratory]] testing following gender transition treatments. We also describe pathology and clinical laboratory challenges in the implementation of preferred name at our institution.   ('''[[Journal:Preferred names, preferred pronouns, and gender identity in the electronic medical record and laboratory information system: Is pathology ready?|Full article...]]''')<br />
Recognized as information intensive, healthcare requires timely, accurate information from many different sources generated by health information systems (HIS). With the availability of information technology in today's world and its integration in healthcare systems, the term “[[public health informatics]] (PHI)” was coined and used. The main focus of PHI is the use of information science and technology for promoting population health rather than individual health. PHI has a disease prevention rather than treatment focus in order to prevent a chain of events that leads to a disease's spread. Moreover, PHI often operates at the government level rather than in the private sector. This review article provides an overview of the field of PHI and compares paper-based surveillance system and public health information networks (PHIN). The current trends and future challenges of applying PHI systems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) were also reported. ('''[[Journal:A review of the role of public health informatics in healthcare|Full article...]]''')<br />
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"A review of the role of public health informatics in healthcare"

Recognized as information intensive, healthcare requires timely, accurate information from many different sources generated by health information systems (HIS). With the availability of information technology in today's world and its integration in healthcare systems, the term “public health informatics (PHI)” was coined and used. The main focus of PHI is the use of information science and technology for promoting population health rather than individual health. PHI has a disease prevention rather than treatment focus in order to prevent a chain of events that leads to a disease's spread. Moreover, PHI often operates at the government level rather than in the private sector. This review article provides an overview of the field of PHI and compares paper-based surveillance system and public health information networks (PHIN). The current trends and future challenges of applying PHI systems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) were also reported. (Full article...)

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Preferred names, preferred pronouns, and gender identity in the electronic medical record and laboratory information system: Is pathology ready?
Experimental application of business process management technology to manage clinical pathways: A pediatric kidney transplantation follow-up case
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