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Contributing Author: Joe Ann Floyd
Simpson County Technical Center is featuring its Health Informatics program. Health Informatics is one of the popular degree programs within the Healthcare Management System. It includes the integration of healthcare sciences, computer sciences, information science, cognitive science and information technology to assist in the management of healthcare information. Informatics deals with the resources, devices and methods to utilize acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information in health and medicine. Tools include medical terminology, information and communication systems and computer technology. Healthcare informatics provides electronic access to medical records for patients, doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, insurance companies and heath information technicians. Students are shown completing a lab assignment to determine blood type. Pictured standing (left to right): Ladiya Hayes, Emelia Catchings, Instructor: Patrice Williams, Harleigh Abernathy, Jakia Mcduffey, and Tydarius Owens. Miss Patrice Williams is also the FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Advisor.
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