Title: Describe the major processes of information gathering, analysis, and documentation used by clinicians to detect, understand, and prevent or treat diseases.
Course: Health Informatics (14157-I) > Section: Exploring Medical Terminology

Description should include

- gathering information from the patient
- gathering information from other objective and subjective sources
- managing and organizing the information
- comparing the information to known states of disease
- developing a care plan for the patient.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is an example of a subjective source of patient information?
- What is an example of an objective source of patient information?
- Why is development of a plan of care important to a patient?