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Historical Timelines |
Copyright 2004 - Sackett, Erdley and Jones
Page Created August 18, 2004 Last Updated: August 18, 2004
Although we date the modern computer from the 1940s, and often include the
abacus as the first computer, there is evidence that the first computer, allbeit,
and analog one was built sometime between 150 and 100BC (yes, BC). Although
discovered in 1900, recent tests with high resolution 3-D X-ray computed tomograhpy
and enhanced computer imaging software have provded that the device found was
a crank-driven analog comptuer made of bronze. It is known as the Antikythera
mechanism. (Added December 21, 2006)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
The following illustrations are courtesy of Scott Erdley who is working on a history of nursing informatics. I apologize for the size of the illustrations, but to reduce them is to lose clarity. You may have to scroll to see the entire diagram
Health Informatics Paradigm Shifts
Health Informatics Paradigm Shifts
This timelime illustrates how the focus of informatics has changed from the 1950s to the present. Notice how it has moved from focusing on the computer to a focus on the information that can be obtained from data.
This timeline pinpoints various developments in nursing informatics. The acronyms are defined below the diagram.
| Acronym | Definition |
| PROMIS | Problem Oriented Medical Information System |
| UG | Undergrad |
| UB | University of Buffalo |
| CIN | Computers in Nursing (a journal now named CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing |
| NIH | National Institute of Health |
| SCAMC | Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care |
| UMAB | Univesity of Maryland at Baltimore |
| NI | Nursing Informatics |
| NIS | Nursing Information System |
| HIPAA | Health Information Portability and Accountabilty Act |
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