Perspect Health Inf Manag. 2021 Oct 1;18(4):1c. eCollection 2021 Fall.
Health information management (HIM) and health informatics (HI) are two similar but distinct disciplines. They share a common goal in terms of using information technologies and information power to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care; contribute to disease prevention and treatment; and improve overall population health. HIM professionals are primarily focused on managing health information, and HI professionals are primarily focused on the technologies and systems that make health information management possible. The right combination of the breadth of knowledge HIM professionals possess and the depth of knowledge HI professionals bring into the various areas constituting the scopes of the two disciplines can strengthen an organization's potential and growth in a complex, fast-changing healthcare environment.
健康信息管理（HIM）和健康信息学（HI）是两个相似但不同的学科。它们在使用信息技术和信息力量来提高患者护理质量和效率、促进疾病预防和治疗以及改善整体人口健康方面有着共同的目标。HIM 专业人员主要专注于管理健康信息，而 HI 专业人员主要专注于使健康信息管理成为可能的技术和系统。HIM 专业人员所具备的广泛知识与 HI 专业人员在构成这两个学科范围的各个领域中所带来的深入知识的正确结合，可以增强组织在复杂、快速变化的医疗保健环境中的潜力和增长。
