Information Resources and Technology
Information Resources and Technology
Information Resources and Technology
Henry Lowe M.D. Senior Associate Dean Information Resources and Technology
We facilitate excellence in education, biomedical and clinical research, and patient care through the application of innovative and effective information resources and technology
Definitions
Information Technology is the use of hardware, software, services, and supporting infrastructure to manage and deliver information. Informatics is the scientific field that deals with biomedical information, data and knowledge - their storage, retrieval and optimal use for problem-solving and Knowledge Management is the decision-making. collection of processes that govern the creation, dissemination, and utilization of knowledge
IRT Goals
Become a leader in the effective use of
innovative information technology (IT) in biomedicine Integrate IT, informatics and knowledge management resources to support the biomedical mission Plan and implement IRT collaboratively Have IRT driven by a coherent strategic plan Support the Stanford Biomedical Communitys clinical, research and educational missions
IRT Organization
If translational research is to be
successful, information must flow effectively within this community
Universit y
Hospitals
School
INFORMATICS
Infrastructure
Expertise Network Data Center SecurityKnowledge Resources Planning
IRT as an innovative force in education Translational Informatics Enabling the translational research
mission
Convened a joint School-UniversityHospital committee to define data security standards for the Biomedical Community
Knowledge Management
Biomedicine is knowledge-based Ubiquitous electronic access to
knowledge
Internet Strategy
The Web is our major point of contact with the
World
IRT Web design task force report The School needs a new Web site with:
Better navigational model More consistent branding across the School Tighter coordination with Hospital Web sites
Translational Informatics
Informatics
IT
Plan
Knowledge Management
Informatics as an academic discipline can support translational research and be itself an important area of
Informatics
Information technology expertise alone
cannot guarantee effective use of IT in biomedicine
Basic Research
Informatics
EMR development Clinical data acquisition Clinical trials management Integration with clinical systems Knowledge-based decision making
Clinical Research