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The Institute for Health Informatics educates students and conducts research in the field of Biomedical and Health Informatics. In that work it focuses on the design, use and evaluation of information systems that support and improve healthcare while protecting the safety and confidentiality of those who receive that care. It is an interdisciplinary endeavor that encompasses work in a variety of settings from tertiary care hospitals to specialty clinics, mental health facilities, community clinics, nursing homes and home care agencies. It works with a variety of health care practitioners including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists and public health practitioners. The Institute's scope of research ranges from methodologic development in natural language processing to design of standard terminologies and ontologies and includes testing and evaluation of electronic health record systems, design and testing of better ways of presenting information to improve decision making and designing and implementing information systems to support clinical research.
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