Health Informatics is the combination of computer science, information science, and the health sciences (medicine) designed to assist in the management and processing of data to support the delivery of health care (Source: University of Victoria School of Health Information Science Web site). It is provided through a university or other post secondary institutional institution, and may involve e-learning practices.
Health informatics or medical informatics is the intersection of information science, medicine and health care. It deals with the resources, devices and methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval and use of information in health and biomedicine. Health informatics tools include not only computers but also clinical guidelines, formal medical terminologies, and information and communication systems.