Mission Statement

The Health Informatics Profession is dedicated to the improvement of health care delivery through the appropriate and innovative application of the concepts and technologies of the information age:

“If physiology literally means 'the logic of life', and pathology is 'the logic of disease', then health informatics is the logic of healthcare. It is the rational study of the way we think about patients, and the way that treatments are defined, selected and evolved. It is the study of how medical knowledge is created, shaped, shared and applied. Ultimately, it is the study of how we organise ourselves to create and run healthcare organisations.”

Mission

• Act as the peak reference body for health informatics in Australia
• Foster professionalism in the health informatics community through a commitment to quality, standards and ethical practice
• Build a community of practice in health informatics, embracing the multidisciplinary nature of the field
• Work to enhance the national capacity in health informatics in research, education and training, policy and system implementation
• Support individual health informaticians through mentorship and the development of career paths
• Represent the health informatics community through advocacy and constructive interaction and linkage with government, industry, academia and other professional organisations.
• Work as agents of change in the health system by encouraging the appropriate and innovative use of health informatics concepts or technologies