definition for: #IMIAHIDWG

We will join our efforts to those of IMIA Working group of Health Informatics for Development. To work better together we have created the hastags #IMIAHIDWG on Twitter.

Objectives Define the sub-domain of “health informatics for development” as it pertains to its parent “biomedical and health informatics” and as it relates to specific issues in low-to-medium income countries (LMICs) Characterize the unique issues in health informatics experienced by LMICs such as those found in the social, political, and economic contexts Identify best practice and lessons learned in health informatics that LMICs can adopt in order to build cost-effective health information systems Connect developed and developing country health informatics experts for possible partnerships and collaborations Redefine standards and interoperability in the context of the needs of LMICs Identify innovations such as mobile health that make it possible for LMICs to design and implement health information systems at a cost they can afford