Abstract
Epidemiology provides extremely valid information and evidence regarding human health. Epidemiologic findings with regard to major illnesses must be amassed, enhanced, and expanded further into related areas as a foundation for evidence-based medicine that is based on clinical practice, as well as for evidence-based healthcare that includes public health-related issues. Epidemiology should be recognized not only by epidemiologists but also by a variety of people, including specialists in other areas for healthcare and medicine, people in law and media, policy makers, and the general public. A system is needed that can create information for facilitating appropriate decision-making with issues related to clinical medicine and public health. The principles and methodology of epidemiology are used as a base for developing a field of health informatics. The objective of health informatics is to establish a system for facilitating the flow and circulation of health and medical information. Health informatics has potential applications for the creation, communication, and use of information, and the discipline is being expanded as a practical applied science in search of solutions. This report represents an effort to expand the scope of health informatics and extend the applications of epidemiology by working with individuals in other disciplines and the public.
Highlights
Health informatics is a new field that seeks to verify the quality of information related to health and medicine and promote communication among stakeholders
Researchers do not present their findings with the intention that they will be read by people outside of their own specialist community
Researchers primarily focus on peer review in academic journals, a system whereby colleagues from the same field assess the results of the presenter's research
Summary
Evidence-based Healthcare and Health Informatics: Derivations and Extension of Epidemiology. The same working group drafted guidelines governing the informed consent of study participants in epidemiologic research in 2000.17, 18 At the same time, under the guidance of the author as a principal investigator, the MHW working group was assessing epidemiologic research to determine any potential contributions to health policy. The concept of evidence-based medicine (EBM) was developed and proposed by Guyatt[20] in 1991 and has been used in clinical medicine and by public health organizations as a result of the revolutionary advances in information technology such as the Internet and databases (Figure 1).[21] Gray[22] advocated the use of evidence-based healthcare as an expansion of EBM by noting that the science that is the most relevant to healthcare decision-making is epidemiology, which is the study of disease in groups of patients and populations. To comply with relevant laws and guidelines, including personal information protection
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