How do you simplify health informatics for physicians?

I have been working in health informatics for 20 years across Europe, Asia, and North America. I have often heard "clinicians don't get it", or "they are against innovation". That is a fallacy. Clinicians need to integrate health informatics solutions into a complex daily clinical practice. So if you explain the value without describing how it integrates into the clinical practice, then you have no value at all. Many technologies fail in implementation just because of that.

Building an all-star team of bright, engaging, curious and visionary physician informaticists is more important now than ever given the rapidly evolving healthcare technology landscape. The most critical skills are 1. communication (excellent written and verbal explanations of project deliverables) and 2. listening (hearing what the needs are of colleagues) and 3. nimble problem-solving. Being able to innovate and iterate through design thinking allows you to make sure the customer (in this case care providers) feel valued. It is also important to have the vision to “write what is not yet on the page.”

In my experience running health informatics communities for university hospitals, I see that engaging nurses and physicians in problems they care about is the most important step. - find those who are already trying to solve data problems - help them find easier less time consuming ways for it with better automated datasets - teach them how to speak about data and data storytelling - let them inspire others to do the same using a community of practice

The main pillars of Health Informatics are HIS, Health Data Governance, Analytics, privacy and security. -It will allows evidence based and patient centered care, improve patient care and medical research. -It makes easier to access data and reports. -Interoperability. - Access it from anywhere It also improves quality and safety, Clinical decision support Improve patient care, experiences for patient and provider.

Being a board certified physician informatician and with more than 10 years experience in this field, I agree with the sentiment that to engage with clinicians we have to solve a real problem for them. This starts with making sure we understand the workflow and pain points.

Physicians are experts in clinical care, but informatics can be daunting. Clear communication + analogies = bridging the gap. Likening EHRs to patient medical diaries can help.

"Why" + "how" = physician buy-in. Show them the impact on patients, then teach them how to use health informatics. Make it relevant, practical, and seamless.

I faced challenges when introducing telemedicine to skeptical physicians. Addressing concerns openly + collaboratively, sharing success stories + involving them in customization eased apprehensions. Recognizing expertise + engaging in change = successful integration. Perfection is achieved by removing excess, not adding more.

Storytelling + data insights = better patient outcomes. When we share stories about how data is used to improve care, we demystify health informatics and encourage participation.

In my experience, physicians resistance, poor engagement and lack of informatics understanding is overrated In reality , physicians sounds frustrated and not ignorant when it comes to clinical informatics, this frustration is due to system’s limitations and uncertainty of outcomes along with informatics tools poor implementation process

One way to do this is by creating electronic health record (EHR) systems that are super user-friendly. These systems should have simple interfaces that make sense, workflows that flow smoothly, and ways to enter data that are quick and efficient. By cutting down on the complexity and making things easier to use, doctors can navigate health informatics tools with ease, saving time and getting things done more efficiently. Plus, it's important to offer training and support to help doctors understand and make the most of these tools in their day-to-day practice.

Streamline Data Entry: Simplify the process of entering patient data by using dropdown menus, checkboxes, and pre-populated fields whenever possible. This reduces the time and effort required for manual data entry, allowing physicians to focus more on patient care.

Physicians and nurses are well aware of informatics, however the confusion is always due to the lack of proper clinical informatics governance , absence of adequate clinical informatics frameworks and unclear boundaries between medical IT and clinical informatics