
Mission
Advancing healthcare informatics through knowledge, integration, research and empowerment.
About the Center
The University of Kansas Center for Healthcare Informatics (KU-CHI) is an interdisciplinary center of excellence designed to advance healthcare informatics through knowledge, integration, research and empowerment of faculty and students in the expanding field of biomedical science and information technology.
Definition
Healthcare Informatics is defined generally as understanding the meaning, relationships and properties of health care information as a basis for biomedical knowledge discovery, information retrieval, storage and dissemination for purposes of supporting the process and evaluation of health care of the public.
Driving Forces
- Institute of Medicine (IOM) Reports
- Academic Health Center’s Role
- Role of Center’s for Excellence
- Advancing Information Technology
- Building on a successful Academic Business Partnership
- Need for a cultural change
Components of the Center
- Education
- Professional Development
- Clinical Care Processes
- Research and Development
- Partnerships
- Knowledge Management