German Medical Data Sciences Visions & B : Visions and Bridges; Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the German Association of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology 2017 in Oldenb

Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the German Association of Medical Informatics Biometry an. We live in an age characterized by computerized information, but ubiquitous information technology has profoundly changed our healthcare systems and, if not adequately trained to deal with it, healthcare professionals can all too easily be overwhelmed by the complexity and magnitude of the data. This demands new skills from physicians as well as novel ways to provide medical knowledge. Selecting and assessing relevant information presents a challenge which can only be met by bridging the various disciplines in