This definition is very similar to the first definition in this section and of course that should make some sense since that is exactly the kind of limit that weâre doing to show that a function is continuous.
Other uses of informatics in biomedical and health-related areas include: 1  Clinical informatics - Generally refers to informatics applied in healthcare or individual health settings.  Bioinformatics - The application of informatics in cellular and molecular biology, often with a focus on genomics.
Health informatics is not synonymous with the term health information technology (IT). Although the concept of health IT encompasses the use of technology in the field of health care, one can think of health informatics as defining the science, the how and why, behind health IT.