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Toynetta, thank you for your thoughtful commentary on this week’s discussion on health informatics and its growth. I enjoyed your personal touches on the post. Strength Your discussion on the American College of Surgeons (ACS) being the beginning of health informatics was thorough. The ACS’ purpose was to “improve the quality of patient care by setting high standards for surgical education and practice…” (Liberty University, 2021, p.4). This was the beginning of medical record keeping as they created the 1919 ACS “Minimum Standard” document. “… the American College of Surgeons' formation of the Hospital Standardization Program- the predecessor of the Joint Commission, the not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies health care organizations (and where Mark Chassin, an author of this paper, serves as president)” (Chassin, et al., 2011). The ACS believed that maintaining written records was crucial for ensuring high-quality patient care, and the information gathered from these records would provide the data needed to establish and assess care standards (Liberty University, 2021, p. 4). Your assessment of accountability that these organizations create and how God holds us accountable was illuminating. Romans 3:19 states, “Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God” (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, 2001). This only strengthens your thoughts on how we are children of God, and that we should all be held accountable. Weakness While you discussed the importance of the ACS, you did not discuss the other health informatics organizations that have also helped to pave the way for the current health informatics fields. These organizations were founded much later than the ACS but had as much, if not more,

influence on the field of health informatics. Founded in 1989, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) collaborated with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) to release a combined document that offers a comprehensive guide to comprehending the broader realm of biomedical informatics (Liberty University, 2021, p.68). This document also outlines the boundaries of health informatics and its interconnectedness with other informatics domains. Another important organization is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM), which has helped to standardize the health informatics curriculum at the graduate level. CAHIIM has a three-part endorsement that includes information systems, informatics principles, and information technology (Liberty University, 2021, p. 68). The AIMA has continued to improve the profession of health informatics. “The availability of complete, accurate health data can improve healthcare experiences for individuals, expand collective knowledge about diseases and appropriate treatments, strengthen insights into the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare systems, support public health and security goals, and help businesses to address their customers' needs” (Bloomrosen & Detmer, 2008).

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