Health information

Health Information

Health information (pronunciation: /hɛlθ ɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/) refers to data related to the health of an individual or population. This can include information on medical conditions, healthcare services, healthcare providers, and health outcomes.

Etymology

The term "health information" is derived from the Old English "hǣlth" (health) and the Latin "informatio" (information).

Related Terms

• Electronic Health Records - Digital version of a patient’s paper chart. They are real-time, patient-centered records that make information available instantly and securely to authorized users.
• Health Informatics - The interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption, and application of IT-based innovations in healthcare services delivery, management, and planning.
• Public Health - The science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities.
• Healthcare Provider - A person or company that provides a healthcare service to you. In other words, your healthcare provider takes care of you.
• Health Outcomes - A change in the health status of an individual, group or population which is attributable to a planned intervention or series of interventions, regardless of whether such an intervention was intended to change health status.

See Also

• Healthcare Services
• Medical Conditions
• Healthcare Providers
• Health Outcomes

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Health information
• Wikipedia's article - Health information

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