Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "informatics" tana nufin nazarin sarrafa bayanai, adanawa, da kuma dawo da bayanai, musamman ta hanyar amfani da kwamfuta. Ya ƙunshi fannonin kimiyyar kwamfuta, kimiyyar bayanai, da kimiyyar ɗakin karatu, kuma yana da damuwa da ƙira, haɓakawa, da aikace-aikacen fasahar bayanai da tsarin don tallafawa gudanarwa da nazarin bayanai. Hakanan ana amfani da bayanan bayanai don bayyana amfani da fasahar bayanai a cikin kiwon lafiya, musamman game da bayanan likitancin lantarki, tsarin tallafi na asibiti, da musayar bayanan kiwon lafiya.