Technological Innovation and the Future of Health Informatics As the power of computers continues to expand exponentially, computer-driven applications and innovative technologies are evolving and emerging at an incredible rate—and health information technology is at the forefront of this electronic revolution

Technological Innovation and the Future of Health Informatics

As the power of computers continues to expand exponentially, computer-driven applications and innovative technologies are evolving and emerging at an incredible rate—and health information technology is at the forefront of this electronic revolution.

• What technological innovation do you think will have a significant impact on the future growth of the field of health informatics on a global level? How?

• What driving factors might influence the development of this technological innovation? Why?

• Explain how the peer-reviewed article differs from the non-peer-reviewed article and why this type of article (peer-reviewed) is beneficial to you as a scholar-practitioner in health informatics.