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TERM EXPLANATION
Informatics Information science. Science of processing data for storage, retrieval, & use.
Laboratory informatics Use of computers & information systems to process & communicate information generated in
clinical lab
Electronic medical record (EMR) Computerized medical record. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) calls for
EMRs for all patients by 2014 to help ↓cost & ↑efficiency of health-care delivery.