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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Informatics
  • Philosophy of Information

Background:

  • Biomedical informatics lacks a clear, theoretically-grounded definition.
  • Existing definitions often inadequately define data, information, and knowledge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a theoretically-grounded definition of biomedical informatics.
  • To distinguish biomedical informatics from related fields like computer science and statistics.

Main Methods:

  • Leveraging insights from the philosophy of information.
  • Defining informatics as the science of information (data plus meaning).
  • Applying this definition to the biomedical context.

Main Results:

  • Biomedical informatics is defined as the science of information applied to biomedicine, with information being data plus meaning.
  • This definition differentiates biomedical informatics by its focus on 'data plus meaning'.
  • Problems involving complex meaning are identified as more challenging for the field.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed definition provides a clear object of study for biomedical informatics.
  • It emphasizes the importance of meaning in biomedical information processing.
  • Research, teaching, and service in biomedical informatics should prioritize 'data plus meaning'.