Taxonomy Code 2083C0008X
Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics
Taxonomy Code Details
- Taxonomy Code:
- 2083C0008X
- Grouping:
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification:
- Preventive Medicine
- Specialization:
- Clinical Informatics
- Code Level:
- Level III - Area of Specialization
- Definition:
- Physicians who practice Clinical Informatics collaborate with other health care and information technology professionals to analyze, design, implement and evaluate information and communication systems that enhance individual and population health outcomes, improve patient care, and strengthen the clinician-patient relationship. Clinical Informaticians use their knowledge of patient care combined with their understanding of informatics concepts, methods, and tools to: assess information and knowledge needs of health care professionals and patients; characterize, evaluate, and refine clinical processes; develop, implement, and refine clinical decision support systems; and lead or participate in the procurement, customization, development, implementation, management, evaluation, and continuous improvement of clinical information systems.
- Notes:
- Source: The American Board of Preventive Medicine, 2013 [1/1/2014: new] Additional Resources: The American Board of Preventive Medicine, www.theabpm.org
- Version:
- NUCC Provider Taxonomy Version 25.0
- Last Updated:
- January 01, 2025
- Code Navigator:
The code 2083C0008X is the health care provider taxonomy code for preventive medicine grouped under allopathic & osteopathic physicians with a specialization in clinical informatics. NPI records indicate a total of 206 registered providers whose primary or secondary taxonomy code is clinical informatics of which 38 are registered as females, 138 registered as males and 30 are organizations.
2083C0008X is a Level III - Area of Specialization taxonomy code used to describe a health care provider that chooses to pracice specific services. For instance, the area of specialization of Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians providers is determined by the Subspecialty Certificates issued by the different national boards. Taxonomy codes are self-selected by the health care provider. Their specialty is defined based on their education level and training. Taxonomy codes do not specify the actual services rendered by the health care provider.
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