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随着医学知识的迅速进展,医学信息量的需求也越来越大。据统计,生物医学文献以6～7%的年平均速度(compound rate)增长。对于一个医生来说,如果只限于传统的通过阅读来获取医学信息,那是远远不够的。对医学信息的一种新的管理方法导致了一门新兴学科一医学信息学(medical informatics)的产生。医学信息学是一门在医学领域中的计算机的基础科学,它通过计算机系统来处理各种医学信息。尽管这门新学科的历史不长,但其重要性已日益增加。WHO 已建立了专门的信息系统部门,以促进医学信息学在发展中国家的作用。美国医学联合会1986年首次将医学信息学收入其“专业纵览”(speci-alty review)之中.
With the rapid advancement of medical knowledge, the demand for medical information is also increasing. According to statistics, the biomedical literature has grown at an annual rate of 6 to 7%. For a doctor, if it is limited to traditional reading to obtain medical information, it is not enough. A new approach to medical information management has led to the emergence of a new discipline, medical informatics. Medical informatics is a basic science of computers in the field of medicine. It deals with various kinds of medical information through computer systems. Although the history of this new discipline is not long, its importance has increased. WHO has established a special information systems department to promote the role of medical informatics in developing countries. The American Medical Association first incorporated medical informatics into its “speci-alty review” in 1986.