Health informatics aims to strengthen existing research and to establish new research and education within health informatics at NTNU.
This will be achieved by coordinating and stimulating activities; utilizing interdisciplinary means, a broad approach, and technology- and problem competence within health informatics research in the many environments of NTNU, SINTEF, Central Norway Regional Health Authority, KITH, the Norwegian Patient Register, St. Olavs Hospital Trust, HEMIT, and industry.
Electronic patient records The Research Council of Norway has established a R&D centre for electronic patient records at NTNU (the EPJ centre).
The Research Council considers electronic patient records to be the biggest challenge facing the health sector in the development and use of information and communication technology in the health sector. (From the Research Council of Norway’s website)
The EPJ centre receives an annual grant of NOK five millions, with an evaluation after three years.
The main challenge for the new centre will be to establish itself as a trustworthy environment of knowledge contributing to a better and more effective health service in collaboration with the five regional health authorities and relevant academic and research environments.
