SA？LIK B？L？？？M？ ve TüRK？YE’DE HASTANELER？N D？J？TALLE？MES？/ Healthcare Informatics and Digitalization of Hospitals in Turkey

Achieving a healthy and developed community goal is only possible with a wellorganized health system Health information systems have a great importance in the creation of a well-organized health care system. Today, the use of computers, internet and communication technologies has become widespread in every field of life. Along with the widespread use of information communication technologies, it provides great convenience in business and private lives of people and in different service areas of institutions. Institutions in health sector have to make use of information technology and health information systems in decision-making process for health services. Health informatics is defined as the provision of knowledge management in the fields of health sciences using advanced information communication technologies. The hospitals where information communication systems are used for patients and employees are described as digital hospitals. Assessment of hospitality digitalizations is made by the internationally accredited accreditation body,Health Information Management Systems Society. The digitalization process of the institutions that provide health services in our country has started within the scope of the health transformation project of the Ministry of Health In order that changes digitalization process brings to healthcare system can be adopted and sustained by particularly health professionals and all stakeholders, a clear understanding of all the components of the process is required. The purpose of this compilation is to investigate the status of digitalization in Turkey’s hospital within the framework of health informatics.