"Medical Informatics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of medical data through the application of computers to various aspects of health care and medicine.
| Descriptor ID |
D008490
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.313.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Medical Informatics- Medical Informatics
- Health Informatics
- Informatics, Health
- Informatics, Medical
Medical Computer Science- Medical Computer Science
- Computer Science, Medical
- Medical Computer Sciences
- Science, Medical Computer
Health Information Technology- Health Information Technology
- Health Information Technologies
- Information Technology, Health
- Technology, Health Information
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Informatics" by people in Profiles.
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Sivaganesan A, Manley GT, Huang MC. Informatics for neurocritical care: challenges and opportunities. Neurocrit Care. 2014 Feb; 20(1):132-41.
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Avrin DE, Flanders AE. Moving the mission forward: annual report from the RSNA Radiology Informatics Committee for 2010. Radiographics. 2011 Jul-Aug; 31(4):1169-72.
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Njuguna N, Flanders AE, Kahn CE. Informatics in radiology: envisioning the future of e-learning in radiology: an introduction to SCORM. Radiographics. 2011 Jul-Aug; 31(4):1173-9; discussion 1179-80.
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Shih G, Lakhani P, Nagy P. Is android or iPhone the platform for innovation in imaging informatics. J Digit Imaging. 2010 Feb; 23(1):2-7.
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Edwards A, Hollin I, Barry J, Kachnowski S. Barriers to cross--institutional health information exchange: a literature review. J Healthc Inf Manag. 2010; 24(3):22-34.
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Flanders AE. Medical image and data sharing: are we there yet? Radiographics. 2009 Sep-Oct; 29(5):1247-51.
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Bottles K. Too much information; not enough wisdom. J Med Pract Manage. 2005 Sep-Oct; 21(2):63-4.
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Swan BA, McGinley AM, Lang NM. Ambulatory care nursing practice: developing and contributing to the evidence base. Nurs Econ. 2002 Mar-Apr; 20(2):83-7.