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.
I often get this question, along with blank stares, when telling people what I am studying. Some of the blankest looks come from those in the medical profession. Medical Informatics is the study of information and its flow in the healthcare setting. Typically you can think of it as âcomputers in medicineâ, but it concerns everything from discussions at the watercooler and sticky notes on the wall, to the medical records and billing departments.