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Informatic nephrology.

Carlos Musso¹, Jerónimo Aguilera, Carlos Otero

¹Nephrology Division, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. carlos.musso@hospitalitaliano.org.ar

International Urology and Nephrology

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Summary

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Biomedical informatics in Health (BIH) enhances nephrology care by integrating technology for better patient outcomes and efficiency. This informatics nephrology field improves healthcare quality, patient adherence, and reduces costs.

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Area of Science:

Biomedical informatics
Nephrology

Background:

Biomedical informatics in Health (BIH) focuses on managing health information to improve healthcare processes.
Informatic nephrology merges conventional nephrology with BIH, showing significant development in clinical and academic areas.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the impact and components of informatics nephrology.
To demonstrate how BIH improves nephrological assistance and academic research.

Main Methods:

Review of the application of informatics in nephrology.
Identification of key informatics tools in nephrological practice.

Main Results:

Informatics technology enhances the quality of nephrological care (effectiveness, accessibility, safety, satisfaction).
Implementation of informatics improves patient adherence, optimizes time for patients and practitioners, and reduces healthcare costs.
Key informatics elements include electronic health records, clinical decision support systems, tele-nephrology, and monitoring devices.

Conclusions:

Informatic nephrology is an emerging field with the potential to transform nephrology practice.
The integration of informatics and internet technologies advances education and research in nephrology.