Information Systems
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Influenza vaccination coverage among children aged 6 months--18 years - eight immunization information system sentinel sites, United States, 2008-09 influenza season.

30 Sep 2009 Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent influenza-related morbidity and mortality. Annual influenza vaccination was first recommended for children aged 6-23 months in 2004 and for children aged 24-59 months in 2006. In August 2008, the ... Read more...

Update on the status of 89 drug information centers in the United States.

29 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: Previously identified U.S. drug information centers (DICs) were surveyed to determine whether they were still in existence and whether changes had occurred in the DICs since 2003. METHODS: Eighty-nine DICs identified in a 2003 survey were ... Read more...

Three-dimensional imaging and computer simulation for office-based surgery.

29 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: Advancements in computers and imaging, especially over the last 10 years, have permitted the adoption of 3-dimensional imaging protocols in the health care field. In addition, the affordability and ease of use of these modalities allow ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Information Systems'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Influenza vaccination coverage among children aged 6 months--18 years - eight immunization information system sentinel sites, United States, 2008-09 influenza season. 30 Sep 2009
• Update on the status of 89 drug information centers in the United States. 29 Sep 2009
• Informatics in clinical instruction. 29 Sep 2009
• Three-dimensional imaging and computer simulation for office-based surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Increasing cloudiness. Yet the outlook for this IT outsourcing is quite sunny. 8 Aug 2009
• Track CPD online. 6 Aug 2009
• CPD tip. 6 Aug 2009
• Combining communication technology utilization and organizational innovation: evidence from Canadian healthcare decision makers. 30 Jul 2009
• A network of brain banks fit for the future. 30 Jul 2009
• Status of state electronic disease surveillance systems--United States, 2007. 29 Jul 2009
• Electronic health records in hospitals. 21 Jul 2009
• Commentary: is assisted living in the United States well served by regulations requiring the reporting of detailed operational data that are then posted on the Internet? 29 Jun 2009
• Monitoring quality of care in residential care for the elderly: the information challenge. 29 Jun 2009
• [Setting up a national information system for prevention] 29 Jun 2009
• Special corner: visual categorization and image management systems. 29 Jun 2009
• The multimethod evaluation of a nursing information system in taiwan. 29 Jun 2009
• The alignment of information systems with organizational objectives and strategies in health care. 29 Jun 2009
• Empirical analysis of the effects of cyber security incidents. 22 Jun 2009
• IT sophistication and quality measures in nursing homes. 20 Jun 2009
• A case for using grid architecture for state public health informatics: the Utah perspective. 20 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Information Systems'

Definition: Integrated set of files, procedures, and equipment for the storage, manipulation, and retrieval of information.

Descriptor UI: D007256

Alternative terms: Information Systems; Information System; System, Information; Systems, Information; Data Systems; Data System; System, Data; Systems, Data; Information Retrieval Systems; Information Retrieval System; System, Information Retrieval; Systems, Information Retrieval; Ancillary Information Systems; Ancillary Information System; Information System, Ancillary; Information Systems, Ancillary; System, Ancillary Information; Systems, Ancillary Information; Emergency Care Information Systems;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: L01.700.508.300;

Online Note: use INFORMATION SYSTEMS to search INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS 1966-81; use EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS to search EMERGENCY CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1987-91

History Note: 82; was INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS 1966-81; EMERGENCY CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS was see EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS 1987-91

Technical Notes: for automated systems do not coord with AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; for medical information systems do not coord with MEDICINE