This textbook provides an educational foundation for baccalaureate students from which to build their health informatics education, in addition to creating a resource for further study for future classes and certification exams. With the majority of textbooks currently available targeted towards graduate level students and/or specific subfields of health informatics, this textbook addresses the need for more general health informatics textbooks written at the undergraduate college student level. It also aids instructors in creating classes at the undergraduate level which meet foundational domains (and their corresponding knowledge, skills and attitudes) used in the assessment of programs for health informatics undergraduate program accreditation.

Introductory Textbook in Health Informatics has been written by members of the AMIA Baccalaureate Educational Committee, who have national representation and experience in curriculum development at this level. Additionally, faculty with experience in accreditation and site visits have contributed to the textbook making this a critical addition to the literature for use by undergraduate trainees within health informatics. It also represents a key foundational text for those taking their Boards in Clinical Informatics.