Business informatics and medical informatics – What are the foundations of these disciplines and how are they related? [Wirtschaftsinformatik und Medizinische Informatik – Wo stehen die beiden Disziplinen und wie stehen sie zueinander?]

Abstract

Business informatics and medical informatics adopt and adapt methods and knowledge from computer science and further develop appropriate methods for the particular needs in their application domains. A panel discussion at the 2018 conference of the German Society for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (GMDS) analyzed the relationship between business informatics, medical informatics and computer science. Five questions guided the discussion: 1. What are the basic goals of these disciplines? 2. To what extent does practical application of results shape the disciplines? 3. Do medicine and economy demand for particular methods in informatics and computer science? 4. How important is foundation by theory and evidence? 5. Can the disciplines learn from each other? The analysis made clear that business informatics, medical informatics and computer science would gain profit from a more systematic mutual exchange. The “Learning Healthcare System” could provide a useful framework. Copyright © 2019 Winter et al. Dieser Artikel ist ein Open-Access-Artikel und steht unter den Lizenzbedingungen der Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (Namensnennung). Lizenz-Angaben siehe http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.