Journal articles: 'Health informatics and information systems'

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Wiese, William H. "Public Health Informatics and Information Systems." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 25, no. 1 (July 2003): 78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0749-3797(03)00088-6.

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Haux, Reinhold. "Health Information Systems – from Present to Future?" Methods of Information in Medicine 57, S 01 (July 2018): e43-e45. http://dx.doi.org/10.3414/me18-03-0004.

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SummaryThis article is part of the Focus Theme of Methods of Information in Medicine on the German Medical Informatics Initiative. Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research with about 150 million Euro in its currently starting development and networking phase this initiative has already a significant impact on the development of health information systems in Germany. In this Focus Theme two editorials introduce this initiative, one from the viewpoint of its funding institution and one from the initiative’s accompanying institutions. Then the initiative’s four consortia DIFUTURE (Data Integration for Future Medicine), HiGHmed (Heidelberg-Göttingen-Hannover Medical Informatics), MIRACUM (Medical Informatics in Research and Care in University Medicine), and SMITH (Smart Medical Information Technology for Healthcare) present their concepts and plans. For better readability their manuscripts all contain three major sections on governance and policies, on architectural framework and methodology, and on use cases. As the German Medical Informatics Initiative is a large national experiment, we are convinced that communicating on this initiative already at this early stage to an international audience is of importance.

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Niland, J. C., L. Rouse, and D. C. Stahl. "An Informatics Blueprint for Healthcare Quality Information Systems." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 13, no. 4 (July 1, 2006): 402–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1197/jamia.m2050.

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Maojo, V., G. Lopez-Campos, and F. Martin-Sanchez. "Integrating Genomics into Health Information Systems." Methods of Information in Medicine 41, no. 01 (2002): 25–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634309.

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Summary Objective: To outline the main issues related to the impact of the data generated by the Human Genome Project on health information systems. A major challenge for medical informatics is identified, consisting of adapting traditional systems to new genetic-based diagnostic and therapeutic tools. Methods: Reviewing and analysing the different health information levels from an organisational complexity point of view. A model is proposed to explain the interactions between health informatics, bioinformatics and molecular medicine. Results: We suggest a new framework that integrates genetic data into health information systems. Using this model, new topics for future research and development are identified. Conclusions: We are witnessing the birth of a new era (post-genomics). In this era technological advancements in genomics offer new opportunities for clinical applications. Medical informaticians should play an important role in this new endeavour.

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Shaw, Nicola, and Suzanne McGuire. "Understanding the use of geographical information systems (GIS) in health informatics research: A review." Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics 24, no. 2 (June 23, 2017): 228. http://dx.doi.org/10.14236/jhi.v24i2.940.

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Background: The purpose of this literature review is to understand geographical information systems (GIS) and how they can be applied to public health informatics, medical informatics, and epidemiology.Method: Relevant papers that reflected the use of geographical information systems (GIS) in health research were identified from four academic databases: Academic Search Complete, BioMed Central, PubMed Central, and Scholars Portal, as well as Google Scholar. The search strategy used was to identify articles with “geographic information systems”, “GIS”, “public health”, “medical informatics”, “epidemiology”, and “health geography” as main subject headings or text words in titles and abstracts. Papers published between 1997 and 2014 were considered and a total of 39 articles were included to inform the authors on the use of GIS technologies in health informatics research.Results: The main applications of GIS in health informatics and epidemiology include disease surveillance, health risk analysis, health access and planning, and community health profiling. GIS technologies can significantly improve quality and efficiency in health research as substantial connections can be made between a population’s health and their geographical location.Conclusions: Gains in health informatics can be made when GIS are applied through research, however, improvements need to occur in the quantity and quality of data input for these systems to ensure better geographical health maps are used so that proper conclusions between public health and environmental factors may be made.

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Ammenwerth, E., A. Häber, G. Hübner-Bloder, P. Knaup-Gregori, G. Lechleitner, F. Leiner, R. Weber, A. Winter, A. C. Wolff, and R. Haux. "Medical Informatics Education Needs Information System Practicums in Health Care Settings." Methods of Information in Medicine 45, no. 03 (2006): 294–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634073.

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Summary Objectives: To report about the themes and about experiences with practicums in the management of information systems in health care settings (health information management) for medical informatics students. Methods: We first summarize the topics of the health information management practicums/projects that the authors organized between 1990 and 2003 for the medical informatics programs at Heidelberg/ Heilbronn, Germany, UMIT, Austria, as well as for the informatics program at the University of Leipzig, Germany. Experiences and lessons learned, obtained from the faculty that organized the practicums in the past 14 years, are reported. Results: Thirty (of 32) health information management practicums focused on the analysis of health information systems. These took place inside university medical centers. Although the practicums were time-intensive and required intensively tutoring students with regard to health information management and project management, feedback from the students and graduates was mainly positive. Discussion: It is clearly recommended that students specializing in medical informatics need to be confronted with real-world problems of health information systems during their studies.

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Carney, Timothy Jay, and Christopher Michael Shea. "Informatics Metrics and Measures for a Smart Public Health Systems Approach: Information Science Perspective." Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine 2017 (2017): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1452415.

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Public health informatics is an evolving domain in which practices constantly change to meet the demands of a highly complex public health and healthcare delivery system. Given the emergence of various concepts, such as learning health systems, smart health systems, and adaptive complex health systems, health informatics professionals would benefit from a common set of measures and capabilities to inform our modeling, measuring, and managing of health system “smartness.” Here, we introduce the concepts of organizational complexity, problem/issue complexity, and situational awareness as three codependent drivers of smart public health systems characteristics. We also propose seven smart public health systems measures and capabilities that are important in a public health informatics professional’s toolkit.

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Lee, Robert, James Hitt, Geoffrey G. Hobika, and Nader D. Nader. "The Case for the Anesthesiologist-Informaticist." JMIR Perioperative Medicine 5, no. 1 (February 28, 2022): e32738. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/32738.

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Health care has been transformed by computerization, and the use of electronic health record systems has become widespread. Anesthesia information management systems are commonly used in the operating room to maintain records of anesthetic care delivery. The perioperative environment and the practice of anesthesia generate a large volume of data that may be reused to support clinical decision-making, research, and process improvement. Anesthesiologists trained in clinical informatics, referred to as informaticists or informaticians, may help implement and optimize anesthesia information management systems. They may also participate in clinical research, management of information systems, and quality improvement in the operating room or throughout a health care system. Here, we describe the specialty of clinical informatics, how anesthesiologists may obtain training in clinical informatics, and the considerations particular to the subspecialty of anesthesia informatics. Management of perioperative information systems, implementation of computerized clinical decision support systems in the perioperative environment, the role of virtual visits and remote monitoring, perioperative informatics research, perioperative process improvement, leadership, and change management are described from the perspective of the anesthesiologist-informaticist.

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Williams, F., A. Oke, and I. Zachary. "Public health delivery in the information age: the role of informatics and technology." Perspectives in Public Health 139, no. 5 (February 13, 2019): 236–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757913918802308.

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Aim: Public health systems have embraced health informatics and information technology as a potential transformational tool to improve real-time surveillance systems, communication, and sharing of information among various agencies. Global pandemic outbreaks like Zika and Ebola were quickly controlled due to electronic surveillance systems enabling efficient information access and exchange. However, there is the need for a more robust technology to enhance adequate epidemic forecasting, data sharing, and effective communication. The purpose of this review was to examine the use of informatics and information technology tools and its impact on public health delivery. Method: Investigators searched six electronic databases. These were MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) Complete, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, COMPENDEX, Scopus, and Academic Search Premier from January 2000 to 31 March 2016. Results: A total of 60 articles met the eligibility criteria for inclusion. These studies were organized into three areas as (1) definition of the term public health informatics; (2) type of public health surveillance systems and implications for public health; and (3) electronic surveillance systems functionality, capability, training, and challenges. Our analysis revealed that due to the growing expectations to provide real-time response and population-centered evidence-based public health in this information-driven age there has been a surge in informatics and information technology adoption. Education and training programs are now available to equip public health students and professionals with skills in public health informatics. However, obstacles including interoperability, data standardization, privacy, and technology transfer persist. Conclusion: Re-engineering the delivery of public health is necessary to meet the demands of the 21st century and beyond. To meet this expectation, public health must invest in workforce development and capacity through education and training in informatics.

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Kulikowski, C. A., and A. Geissbuhler. "Personal Health Informatics. Editorial." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 21, no. 01 (August 2012): 2–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1639422.

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SummaryTo provide an editorial introduction to the 2012 IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics with an overview of its contents and contributors.A brief overview of the main theme, and an outline of the purposes, contents, format, and acknowledgment of contributions for the 2012 IMIA Yearbook.This 2012 issue of the IMIA Yearbook highlights important developments in personal health informatics, impacting the activities in research, education and practice in this interdisciplinary field.There has been steady progress towards introducing individualization or personalization into informatics systems by taking advantage of the increasing amounts of personal information that is relevant to medical decisions and application in clinical practice. At the same time, there are serious issues about the limits of existing systems being able to effectively personalize information within both practical and ethical constraints so critical to the practice of medicine. Recent literature bearing on these questions includes the selected papers published during the past 12 months, and articles reported by IMIA Working Groups on these topics.Surveys of the main research sub-fields in biomedical informatics in the Yearbook provide an overview of progress and current challenges across the spectrum of the discipline, focusing on the challenges and opportunities involved in personal health informatics.

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Dixon, Brian E., and John H. Holmes. "Managing Pandemics with Health Informatics." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 30, no. 01 (August 2021): 069–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1726504.

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Summary Objective: To summarize significant research contributions on managing pandemics with health informatics published in 2020. Methods: An extensive search using PubMed and Scopus was conducted to identify peer-reviewed articles published in 2020 that examined health informatics systems used during the global COVID-19 pandemic. The selection process comprised three steps: 1) 15 candidate best papers were first selected by the two section editors; 2) external reviewers from internationally renowned research teams reviewed each candidate best paper; and 3) the final selection of three best papers was conducted by the editorial committee of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Yearbook. Results: Selected best papers represent the important and diverse ways that health informatics supported clinical and public health responses to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Selected papers represent four groups of papers: 1) Use of analytics to screen, triage, and manage patients; 2) Use of telehealth and remote monitoring to manage patients and populations; 3) Use of EHR systems and administrative systems to manage internal operations of a hospital or health system; and 4) Use of informatics methods and systems by public health authorities to capture, store, manage, and visualize population-level data and information. Conclusion: Health informatics played a critical role in managing patients and populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health care and public health organizations both leveraged available information systems and standards to rapidly identify cases, triage infected individuals, and monitor population trends. The selected best papers represent a fraction of the body of knowledge stemming from COVID-19, most of which is focused on pandemic response. Future work will be needed to help the world recover from the pandemic and strengthen the health information infrastructure in preparation for the next pandemic.

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Kulikowski, C., and A. Geissbuhler. "Access to Health Information. Editorial." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 17, no. 01 (August 2008): 17–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1638575.

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Summary Objectives To provide an editorial introduction to the 2008 IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics with an overview of its contents and contributors. MethodsA brief overview of the main theme of “Access to Health Information”, and an outline of the purposes, contents, format, and acknowledgment of contributions for the 2008 IMIA Yearbook. Results This 2008 issue of the IMIA Yearbook highlights how Access to Health Information has become ubiquitous over the web during the past decade, with a significant number of publications in biomedical and health informatics addressing both the science and technology of the field and how it is contributing to the improvement of health systems worldwide through a number of original contributions, and selected excellent papers published during the past 12 months. Conclusion The reviews and surveys on the main research fields in medical informatics in the Yearbook provide an overview of progress during this fortieth year of IMIA, focusing on the critical role that informatics plays in access to health information.

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Jabareen, Hussein, Yousef Khader, and Adel Taweel. "Health information systems in Jordan and Palestine: the need for health informatics training." Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 26, no. 11 (November 1, 2020): 1323–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.26719/emhj.20.036.

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Giuse, D. A., and K. A. Kuhn. "From Hospital Information Systems to Health Information Systems." Methods of Information in Medicine 40, no. 04 (2001): 275–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634170.

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Summary Objectives: Hospital information systems are evolving towards health information systems. This article aims at identifying both proven benefits and critical issues, and at discussing problems and possible solutions. Methods: Reports on HIS successes and failures were analyzed, and core challenges were identified. These challenges are discussed against state of the art solutions. Results: In spite of demonstrated benefits, there are more severe problems than reports on successes suggest. Among today’s core problems are integration, human-computer interaction, socio-technical issues, and support of processes. Conclusions: Significant efforts of all parties involved in the health care process are needed to improve, implement, and evaluate the concepts described.

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Vimarlund, V., and S. Koch. "Critical Advances in Bridging Personal Health Informatics and Clinical Informatics." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 21, no. 01 (August 2012): 48–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1639430.

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SummaryTo provide a survey over significant developments in the area of linking personal health informatics and clinical informatics, to give insights into critical advances and to discuss open problems and opportunities in this area.A scoping review over the literature published in scientific journals and relevant conference proceedings in the intersection between personal health informatics and clinical informatics over the years 2010 and 2011 was performed.The publications analyzed are related to two main topics, namely “Sharing information and collaborating through personal health records, portals and social networks” and “Integration of personal health systems with clinical information systems”. For the first topic,resultsarepresentedaccordingtofivedifferentthemes:”Patient expectationsandattitudes”,”Realuseexperiences”,”Changesforcareproviders”,”Barrierstoadoption”and”Proposedtechnicalinfrastructures”.Forthesecondtopic,twodifferentthemeswerefound,namely”Technicalarchitecturesand interoperability”“and”Security,safetyandprivacyissues”.Results show a number of gaps between the information needs of patients and the information care provider organizations provide to them as well as the lack of a trusted technical, ethical and regulatory framework regarding information sharing.Despiterecentdevelopmentsintheareasofpersonal health informatics and clinical informatics both fields have diverging needs. To support both clinical work processes and empower patients to effectivelyhandleself-care, anumberofissuesremainunsolved.Open issues include privacy and confidentiality, including trusted sharing of health information and building collaborative environments between patients,theirfamiliesandcareproviders.Therearefurtherchallengesto meet around health and technology literacy as well as to overcome structural and organizational barriers. Frameworks for evaluatingpersonal health informatics applications and pervasive health technology are needed to build up an evidence basis.

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Reid, J. C., J. A. Mitchell, and E. A. Balas. "Health Informatics Training at the University of Missouri." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 06, no. 01 (August 1997): 108–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1637867.

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AbstractHealth informatics training has a long tradition at the University of Missouri. The current program prepares future researchers for the rapidly changing field of health informatics. This paper describes the training program, the fellowships, the interdisciplinary strengths of the program, and representative projects. Research opportunities range from information analyses of basic medical sciences through development of clinical information systems to the evaluation of information systems. The informatics training program at the University of Missouri promotes evidence-based medical informatics and has a strong emphasis on the organizational aspects of successful information system implementation.

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Hilgers, R. D., R. Hofestädt, U. Hübner, P. Knaup-Gregori, C. Ose, C. Schmoor, A. Timmer, D. Wege, and A. Winter. "Good Medicine and Good Health-care Demand Good Information (Systems)." Methods of Information in Medicine 54, no. 05 (2015): 385–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.3414/me15-05-1001.

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SummaryThe demand for evidence-based health informatics and benchmarking of ‘good’ information systems in health care gives an opportunity to continue reporting on recent papers in the German journal GMS Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (MIBE) here. The publications in focus deal with a comparison of benchmarking initiatives in German-speaking countries, use of communication standards in telemonitoring scenarios, the estimation of national cancer incidence rates and modifications of parametric tests. Furthermore papers in this issue of MIM are introduced which originally have been presented at the Annual Conference of the German Society of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology. They deal as well with evidence and evaluation of ‘good’ information systems but also with data harmonization, surveillance in obstetrics, adaptive designs and parametrical testing in statistical analysis, patient registries and signal processing.

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Russell, Marie, and J. Michael Brittain. "Health informatics." Annual Review of Information Science and Technology 36, no. 1 (February 1, 2005): 591–628. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aris.1440360114.

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Demelo, Jonathan, and Kamran Sedig. "Design of Generalized Search Interfaces for Health Informatics." Information 12, no. 8 (August 6, 2021): 317. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/info12080317.

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In this paper, we investigate ontology-supported interfaces for health informatics search tasks involving large document sets. We begin by providing background on health informatics, machine learning, and ontologies. We review leading research on health informatics search tasks to help formulate high-level design criteria. We use these criteria to examine traditional design strategies for search interfaces. To demonstrate the utility of the criteria, we apply them to the design of ONTology-supported Search Interface (ONTSI), a demonstrative, prototype system. ONTSI allows users to plug-and-play document sets and expert-defined domain ontologies through a generalized search interface. ONTSI’s goal is to help align users’ common vocabulary with the domain-specific vocabulary of the plug-and-play document set. We describe the functioning and utility of ONTSI in health informatics search tasks through a workflow and a scenario. We conclude with a summary of ongoing evaluations, limitations, and future research.

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Tao, C., I. N. Sarkar, and M. M. Bouamrane. "Managing Interoperability and Complexity in Health Systems." Methods of Information in Medicine 54, no. 01 (2015): 01–04. http://dx.doi.org/10.3414/me15-10-0001.

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SummaryIn recent years, we have witnessed substantial progress in the use of clinical informatics systems to support clinicians during episodes of care, manage specialised domain knowledge, perform complex clinical data analysis and improve the management of health organisations’ resources. However, the vision of fully integrated health information eco systems, which provide relevant information and useful knowledge at the point-of-care, remains elusive. This journal Focus Theme reviews some of the enduring challenges of interoperability and complexity in clinical informatics systems. Furthermore, a range of approaches are proposed in order to address, harness and resolve some of the many remaining issues towards a greater integration of health information systems and extraction of useful or new knowledge from heterogeneous electronic data repositories.

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Moehr, Jochen R. "Grand challenges in health informatics An information systems perspective commentary on Haux." International Journal of Medical Informatics 44, no. 1 (March 1997): 27–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1386-5056(97)01256-2.

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Winter, A. "The Future of Medical Informatics." Methods of Information in Medicine 48, no. 01 (2009): 62–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.3414/me9138.

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Summary Objectives: Presenting the author’s point of view on chances and challenges of medical informatics in research, education, and practice of information management, especially in the field of regional as well as institutional health information systems. Method: Collecting and interpreting current issues concerning (health) information systems and their management from selected references. Results: There are challenging research topics concerning information management, IT service management in small health care units, reference models, trustworthy architectures, service-oriented architectures. Medical informatics requires multidisciplinarity. Conclusions: Medicine and health care need medical informatics as a scientific, researching discipline.

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Raghupathi, Wullianallur, and Sridhar Nerur. "The Intellectual Structure of Health and Medical Informatics." International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics 5, no. 4 (October 2010): 20–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jhisi.2010100102.

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This paper presents the results of an author co-citation analysis of the health and medical informatics discipline. It updates a smaller study that focused on health information systems. Drawing on such sub-fields as bio informatics, clinical decision support systems, computational genomics, e-health, health informatics, and others, this body of knowledge defines the core internal structure of the discipline and delineates its sub-fields. An author co-citation analysis was performed for a nine-year period using the members of editorial boards of several medical informatics-related journals as an initial author sample (N = 272). Several multivariate analyses, including cluster analysis, factor analysis and multidimensional scaling, were performed. The authors results confirm that several established sub-fields still stand but a number of new sub-fields are emerging. Future research can build on this work and examine other journals and additional authors to gain insights into the collaborative and interdisciplinary nature of the health and medical informatics discipline.

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Kulikowski, C., A. Bohne, K. Ganser, R. Haux, P. Knaup, C. Maier, A. Michel, R. Singer, A. C. Wolff, and E. Ammenwerth. "Medical Imaging Informatics and Medical Informatics: Opportunities and Constraints." Methods of Information in Medicine 41, no. 02 (2002): 183–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634304.

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Summary Objectives: The Yearbook of Medical Informatics is published annually by the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and contains a selection of recent excellent papers on medical informatics research (http://www.yearbook.uni-hd.de). The 2002 Yearbook of Medical Informatics took as its theme the topic of Medical Imaging Informatics. In this paper, we will summarize the contributions of medical informatics researchers to the development of medical imaging informatics, discuss challenges and opportunities of imaging informatics, and present the lessons learned from the IMIA Yearbook 2002. Results and Conclusions: Medical informatics researchers have contributed to the development of medical imaging methods and systems since the inception of this field approximately 40 years ago. The Yearbook presents selected papers and reviews on this important topic.In addition, as usual, the Yearbook 2002 also contains a variety of papers and reviews on other subjects relevant to medical informatics, such as Bioinformatics, Computer-supported education, Health and clinical management, Health information systems, Knowledge processing and decision support, Patient records, and Signal processing.

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Marschollek, M. "Advances in Education and Consumer Health Informatics." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 16, no. 01 (August 2007): 95–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1638532.

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SummaryTo summarize current excellent research in the field of education and consumer health informatics.Synopsis of the articles on education and consumer health informatics selected for the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics 2007.The consumer health informatics papers selected reflect the growing importance of communication and information retrieval systems in health care both for patients and professionals. Sound exemplary studies point out both the benefit for patients as well as the economic advantages of such systems. On the education sector, an intelligent tutoring system for medical students based on natural language dialogue serves as an example for the advancement and refinement of methods.The selected articles demonstrate the potential of advanced communication and information systems in health care. The physician-patient relationship though must not be affected by the introduction of these systems in order to ensure acceptance by both patients and physicians. Therefore these tools should be used in addition to current processes, and not as a replacement.

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Geissbuhler, A., R. Haux, and C. Kulikowski. "Biomedical Informatics for Sustainable Health Systems. Editorial." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 16, no. 01 (August 2007): 6–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1638519.

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SummaryTo provide an editorial introduction to the 2007 IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics with an overview of its contents and contributors.A brief overview of the main theme of “Biomedical Informatics for Sustainable Health Systems”, and an outline of the purposes, contents, format, and acknowledgment of contributions for the 2007 IMIA Yearbook.In resonance with the MEDINFO 2007 conference theme “Building Sustainable Health Systems”, this issue of the Yearbook examines the role of healthcare informatics in helping face the challenge of sustainability for our health systems, through a number of original contributions, and selected papers published during the past 12 months.This timely topic, along with the review and surveys on the main streams of research in medical informatics, offer a complete overview of the development of our field. This current state of affairs is put in the perspective of the fortieth birthday of IMIA, reflecting on the past achievements of the Association, and outlining its potential to continue shaping the world of medical informatics.

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Kluge, Eike-Henner, Paulette Lacroix, and Pekka Ruotsalainen. "Ethics Certification of Health Information Professionals." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 27, no. 01 (April 22, 2018): 037–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1641196.

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Objectives: To provide a model for ensuring the ethical acceptability of the provisions that characterize the interjurisdictional use of eHealth, telemedicine, and associated modalities of health care delivery that are currently in place. Methods: Following the approach initiated in their Global Protection of Health Data project within the Security in Health Information Systems (SiHIS) working group of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), the authors analyze and evaluate relevant privacy and security approaches that are intended to stem the erosion of patients' trustworthiness in the handling of their sensitive information by health care and informatics professionals in the international context. Results: The authors found that while the majority of guidelines and ethical codes essentially focus on the role and functioning of the institutions that use EHRs and information technologies, little if any attention has been paid to the qualifications of the health informatics professionals (HIPs) who actualize and operate information systems to deal with or address relevant ethical issues. Conclusion: The apparent failure to address this matter indicates that the ethical qualification of HIPs remains an important security issue and that the Global Protection of Health Data project initiated by the SiHIS working group in 2015 should be expanded to develop into an internationally viable method of certification. An initial model to this effect is sketched and discussed.

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Haried, Peter, Craig Claybaugh, and Hua Dai. "Evaluation of health information systems research in information systems research: A meta-analysis." Health Informatics Journal 25, no. 1 (April 25, 2017): 186–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1460458217704259.

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Given the importance of the health-care industry and the promise of health information systems, researchers are encouraged to build on the shoulders of giants as the saying goes. The health information systems field has a unique opportunity to learn from and extend the work that has already been done by the highly correlated information systems field. As a result, this research article presents a past, present and future meta-analysis of health information systems research in information systems journals over the 2000–2015 time period. Our analysis reviewed 126 articles on a variety of topics related to health information systems research published in the “Senior Scholars” list of the top eight ranked information systems academic journals. Across the selected information systems academic journals, our findings compare research methodologies applied, health information systems topic areas investigated and research trends. Interesting results emerge in the range and evolution of health information systems research and opportunities for health information systems researchers and practitioners to consider moving forward.

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Yácubsohn, V. "A Short History of the Beginnings of Hospital Information Systems in Argentina." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 21, no. 01 (August 2012): 163–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1638900.

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Summary Objectives : To describe the development of early health information systems in Argentina and their impact on the development of professional societies in the discipline Methods : The first hospital information systems and health surveillance systems in Argentina are described and related to the rise of professional organizations for health informatics. Results : The early health information systems in Argentina are related to precursor developments in medical informatics. Conclusions : Argentina saw a number of hospital information systems developed starting in 1977, which had an important influence on the practice and experience in medical informatics in the country, and the participation of Argentine professionals in national, regional, and international activities in the field

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Brennan, P., Y. S. Kuang, and K. Volrathongchai. "Patient-centered Information Systems." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 09, no. 01 (August 2000): 79–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1637945.

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AbstractPatient-centered information systems augment traditional approaches to health information management with specific functions designed to support patient participation in health care decision making and treatment activities. In addition to computer-based record systems and business management applications, patient-centered information systems must include functionality that support communication between clinician and patient, and that provide information and peer support in a timely fashion to the patient. Current progress in information systems demonstrates the existence and feasibility of consumer health informatics, patient access to computerized clinical records, and technical and organizational solutions to integrating computerized patient information systems. We are now proposing a model of patient -centered system that incorporates all those components, and provides a vision of the future.

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Haux, Reinhold. "Health information systems – past, present, future." International Journal of Medical Informatics 75, no. 3-4 (March 2006): 268–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2005.08.002.

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Seelos, H. J. "Indivisibility and Variety of Medical Informatics." Methods of Information in Medicine 27, no. 04 (October 1988): 191–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1635536.

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SummaryIn recent editorials it has been pointed out that medical informatics, seen as comprehensive health care informatics, should be understood as the science of information processing and engineering of automated information systems within the health care system.Since the health care system as a whole is the object system of medical informatics, its object of cognition will have to be seen in computerized medical information systems or information systems as components of socio-technical and biological object systems. Because of that and especially in view of the rapidly growing possibilities of data processing technology, the question arises how our discipline can cope with the variety in research and education. This is the subject of this opinion paper.

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Detmer, D. E. "Capacity Building in e-Health and Health Informatics: A Review of the Global Vision and Informatics Educational Initiatives of the American Medical Informatics Association." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 19, no. 01 (August 2010): 101–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1638698.

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SummarySubstantial global and national commitment will be required for current healthcare systems and health professional practices to become learning care systems utilizing information and communications technology (ICT) empowered by informatics. To engage this multifaceted challenge, a vision is required that shifts the emphasis from silos of activities toward integrated systems. Successful systems will include a set of essential elements, e.g., a sufficient ICT infrastructure, evolving health care processes based on evidence and harmonized to local cultures, a fresh view toward educational preparation, sound and sustained policy support, and ongoing applied research and development.Increasingly, leaders are aware that ICT empowered by informatics must be an integral part of their national and regional visions. This paper sketches out the elements of what is needed in terms of objectives and some steps toward achieving them. It summarizes some of the progress that has been made to date by the American and International Medical Informatics Associations working separately as well as collaborating to conceptualize informatics capacity building in order to bring this vision to reality in low resource nations in particular.

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Dixon, Brian E., and John H. Holmes. "Special Section on Inclusive Digital Health: Notable Papers on Addressing Bias, Equity, and Literacy to Strengthen Health Systems." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 31, no. 01 (August 2022): 100–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1742536.

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Objective: To summarize significant research contributions on addressing bias, equity, and literacy in health delivery systems published in 2021. Methods: An extensive search using PubMed and Scopus was conducted to identify peer-reviewed articles published in 2021 that examined ways that informatics methods, approaches, and tools could address bias, equity, and literacy in health systems and care delivery processes. The selection process comprised three steps: (1) 15 candidate best papers were first selected by the two section editors; (2) external reviewers from internationally renowned research teams reviewed each candidate best paper; and (3) the final selection of three best papers was conducted by the editorial committee of the Yearbook. Results: Selected best papers represent studies that characterized significant challenges facing biomedical informatics with respect to equity and practices that support equity and literacy in the design of health information systems. Selected papers represent the full spectrum of this year’s yearbook theme. In general, papers identified in the search fell into one of the following categories: (1) descriptive accounts of algorithmic bias in medical software or machine learning approaches; (2) enabling health information systems to appropriately encode for gender identity and sex; (3) approaches to support health literacy among individuals who interact with information systems and mobile applications; and (4) approaches to engage diverse populations in the use of health information systems and the biomedical informatics workforce Conclusions: Although the selected papers are notable, our collective efforts as a biomedical informatics community to address equity, literacy, and bias remain nascent. More work is needed to ensure health information systems are just in their use of advanced computing approaches and all persons have equal access to health care and informatics tools.

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Massoudi, Barbara L., and Diana Sobolevskaia. "Keep Moving Forward: Health Informatics and Information Management beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 30, no. 01 (August 2021): 075–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1726499.

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Objectives: To identify gaps and challenges in health informatics and health information management during the COVID-19 pandemic. To describe solutions and offer recommendations that can address the identified gaps and challenges. Methods: A literature review of relevant peer-reviewed and grey literature published from January 2020 to December 2020 was conducted to inform the paper. Results: The literature revealed several themes regarding health information management and health informatics challenges and gaps: information systems and information technology infrastructure; data collection, quality, and standardization; and information governance and use. These challenges and gaps were often driven by public policy and funding constraints. Conclusions: COVID-19 exposed complexities related to responding to a world-wide, fast moving, quickly spreading novel virus. Longstanding gaps and ongoing challenges in the local, national, and global health and public health information systems and data infrastructure must be addressed before we are faced with another global pandemic.

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Haux, R. "Health Care in the Information Society: What Should Be the Role of Medical Informatics?1." Methods of Information in Medicine 41, no. 01 (2002): 31–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634310.

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Summary Objective: To discuss the consequences for medical informatics in encouraging and advancing the development of information processing methodology (IPM) and information and communication technology (ICT) to contribute to high-quality and efficient health care. Methods: Characterization of the current state of ICT, commenting on literature. Results and conclusions: Medical informatics is the discipline, concerned with the systematic processing of data, information, and knowledge in medicine and health care. Our societies are continuously being influenced by modern IPM and ICT. It can be expected that these developments, leading us into an “information society”, will continue. Three factors may significantly influence health care in the near future: the development of the population towards an aging society, progress in medicine, and progress in informatics. The major aims that will have to be achieved are the (1) patient-centered use of medical data, (2) process-integrated decision support, using high-quality medical knowledge, and (3) comprehensive use of patient data for clinical research and health reporting. Medical informatics research is needed on the electronic patient record, modern architectures for health information systems, and medical knowledge bases. In order to adequately pursue the goal of “transforming health care through innovative use of ICT for the 21st century”, health care professionals are needed, who are well-trained in medical informatics, respectively health informatics. Medical informatics must offer such educational programs and assure a sufficiently high quality of education.

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Coward, P. M. "From Nursing Information Systems to Patient Information Systems." Methods of Information in Medicine 33, no. 03 (1994): 302–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1635021.

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Abstract:Clinical information systems, developed for specific disciplines, reinforce the fragmentation of patient care and fail to support integrated, patient centered approaches. Fundamental restructuring of systems development is required to prepare the health care system and the practice of nursing for the future.

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Kulikowski, Casimir, and Antoine Geissbuhler. "Towards Health Informatics 3.0. Editorial." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 20, no. 01 (August 2011): 06–07. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1638729.

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SummaryTo provide an editorial introduction to the 2011 IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics with an overview of its contents and contributors.A brief overview of the main theme, and an outline of the purposes, contents, format, and acknowledgment of contributions for the 2011 IMIA Yearbook.This 2011 issue of the IMIA Yearbook highlights important developments in the development of Web 3.0 capabilities that are increasing in Health Informatics, impacting the activities in research, education and practice in this interdisciplinary field. There has been steady progress towards introducing semantics into informatics systems through more sophisticated representations of knowledge in their underlying information. Health Informatics 3.0 capabilities are identified from the recent literature, illustrated by selected papers published during the past 12 months, and articles reported by IMIA Working Groups.Surveys of the main research sub-fields in biomedical informatics in the Yearbook provide an overview of progress and current challenges across the spectrum of the discipline, focusing on Web 3.0 challenges and opportunities.

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Martin Sanchez, Fernando, Kathleen Gray, Riccardo Bellazzi, and Guillermo Lopez-Campos. "Exposome informatics: considerations for the design of future biomedical research information systems." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 21, no. 3 (May 2014): 386–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/amiajnl-2013-001772.

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Wilson, Ronald G. "Strengthening Primary Health Care programme management through informatics and improved management information systems." Information Technology for Development 4, no. 4 (December 1989): 703–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02681102.1989.9627173.

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Park, Myonghwa, Bonkhe Brian Dlamini, Jahyeon Kim, Min-Jung Kwak, Insook Cho, Mona Choi, Jisan Lee, Yul Ha Min, Bu Kyung Park, and Seonah Lee. "Development of a Standardized Curriculum for Nursing Informatics in Korea." Healthcare Informatics Research 28, no. 4 (October 31, 2022): 343–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.4258/hir.2022.28.4.343.

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Objectives: This study explored the current status of nursing informatics education in South Korea and developed a standardized curriculum for it.Methods: Data were collected in two stages: first, an online survey conducted from December 2020 to February 2021 among 60 nursing schools to analyze the current status of nursing informatics education; and second, a two-round Delphi survey with 15 experts from March to April 2021 to determine the mean and standard deviation of the demand for each learning objective in nursing informatics education. A standardized curriculum proposal was developed based on the results of the two-round Delphi survey.Results: Nursing informatics was most commonly taught in the fourth year (34%), with two credits. The proportion of elective major subjects was high in undergraduate and graduate programs (77.4% and 78.6%, respectively), while the proportion of nursing informatics majors was low (21.4%). The curriculum developed included topics such as nursing information system-related concepts, definitions and components of healthcare information systems, electronic medical records, clinical decision support systems, mobile technology and health management, medical information standards, personal information protection and ethics, understanding of big data, use of information technology in evidence-based practice, use of information in community nursing, genome information usage, artificial intelligence clinical information systems, administrative management systems, and information technology nursing education.Conclusions: Nursing informatics professors should receive ongoing training to obtain recent medical information. Further review and modification of the nursing informatics curriculum should be performed to ensure that it remains up-to-date with recent developments.

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Massoudi, B. L., and K. G. Chester. "Public Health, Population Health, and Epidemiology Informatics: Recent Research and Trends in the United States." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 26, no. 01 (August 2017): 241–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1606510.

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Summary Objectives: To survey advances in public and population health and epidemiology informatics over the past 18 months. Methods: We conducted a review of English-language research works conducted in the domain of public and population health informatics and published in MEDLINE or Web of Science between January 2015 and June 2016 where information technology or informatics was a primary subject or main component of the study methodology. Selected articles were presented using a thematic analysis based on the 2011 American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Public Health Informatics Agenda tracks as a typology. Results: Results are given within the context developed by Dixon et al., (2015) and key themes from the 2011 AMIA Public Health Informatics Agenda. Advances are presented within a socio-technical infrastructure undergirded by a trained, competent public health workforce, systems development to meet the business needs of the practice field, and research that evaluates whether those needs are adequately met. The ability to support and grow the infrastructure depends on financial sustainability. Conclusions: The fields of public health and population health informatics continue to grow, with the most notable developments focused on surveillance, workforce development, and linking to or providing clinical services, which encompassed population health informatics advances. Very few advances addressed the need to improve communication, coordination, and consistency with the field of informatics itself, as identified in the AMIA agenda. This will likely result in the persistence of the silos of public health information systems that currently exist. Future research activities need to aim toward a holistic approach of informatics across the enterprise.

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Massoudi, B. L., and K. G. Chester. "Public Health, Population Health, and Epidemiology Informatics: Recent Research and Trends in the United States." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 26, no. 01 (2017): 241–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.15265/iy-2017-035.

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Summary Objectives: To survey advances in public and population health and epidemiology informatics over the past 18 months. Methods: We conducted a review of English-language research works conducted in the domain of public and population health informatics and published in MEDLINE or Web of Science between January 2015 and June 2016 where information technology or informatics was a primary subject or main component of the study methodology. Selected articles were presented using a thematic analysis based on the 2011 American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Public Health Informatics Agenda tracks as a typology. Results: Results are given within the context developed by Dixon et al., (2015) and key themes from the 2011 AMIA Public Health Informatics Agenda. Advances are presented within a socio-technical infrastructure undergirded by a trained, competent public health workforce, systems development to meet the business needs of the practice field, and research that evaluates whether those needs are adequately met. The ability to support and grow the infrastructure depends on financial sustainability. Conclusions: The fields of public health and population health informatics continue to grow, with the most notable developments focused on surveillance, workforce development, and linking to or providing clinical services, which encompassed population health informatics advances. Very few advances addressed the need to improve communication, coordination, and consistency with the field of informatics itself, as identified in the AMIA agenda. This will likely result in the persistence of the silos of public health information systems that currently exist. Future research activities need to aim toward a holistic approach of informatics across the enterprise.

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Protti, D. J., J. H. van Bemmel, R. Gunzenhäuser, R. Haux, H. Warner, J. V. Douglas, and E. Lang. "Can Health/Medical Informatics be Regarded as a Separate Discipline?" Methods of Information in Medicine 33, no. 03 (1994): 318–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1635017.

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Abstract:The participants of the panel on education and training in Medical Informatics, concurred that health/medical informatics is today thriving as a separate discipline, despite inevitable uncertainties regarding the future. Conferees discussed the distinctions between physician-built systems and those designed by medical informaticians, focusing on methodology as critical to medical informatics.

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Hovenga, E. J. S., and G. K. Whymark. "Health Informatics and Health Management Education at Central Queensland University." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 07, no. 01 (August 1998): 78–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1637888.

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AbstractHealth informatics education is relatively new in Australia. It began at Central Queensland University in the early 1990s with the development of postgraduate programs in health administration and information systems. The University has a long tradition of distance education. The adoption of this approach for our combined health informatics and management courses enabled program delivery to students located anywhere in Australia and beyond. This paper describes course development and planned future developments

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Sirintrapun, S. Joseph, and David R. Artz. "Health Information Systems." Surgical Pathology Clinics 8, no. 2 (June 2015): 255–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.path.2015.02.014.

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de Assis Moura, L. "Health Information Systems." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 12, no. 01 (August 2003): 389–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1638153.

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Winter, A. "Health Information Systems." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 13, no. 01 (August 2004): 359–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1638199.

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Aguilera, E. J. "Health Information Systems." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 14, no. 01 (August 2005): 333–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1638236.

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Bréant, C. "Health Information Systems." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 19, no. 01 (August 2010): 30–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1638685.

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Summary Objectives: Summarize excellent current research in the field of Health Information Systems. Method: Synopsis of the articles selected for the IMIA Yearbook 2010. Results: Five papers from international peer reviewed journals have been selected for the section on health information systems. Conclusions: The elected articles illustrate how health care IT alignment, assessment and benchmarking have become a challenge and a key aspect to the strengthening of health information systems in order to maintain and expand the objectives and strategies of organizations.

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