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Health Informatics

Meaning

The interdisciplinary field that utilizes information technology to acquire, store, retrieve, and analyze health and biomedical data to improve patient care, research, and overall health outcomes. In the personalized wellness domain, health informatics is crucial for integrating disparate data sources, such as clinical lab results, continuous biometric monitoring, and genetic information, into cohesive, actionable insights. This systematic approach supports the Clinical Translator in making data-driven decisions regarding hormonal and metabolic interventions.