Medical Informatics
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[Effects of the Internet on the dissemination of medical information: some thoughts on applied ethics]

17 Sep 2009 Learned and professional societies as well as health authorities must attempt to provide free access to their databases for physicians, by a simple repertory of key words and, if necessary, by portals. Although information available for physicians ... Read more...

[Electronic health records and biomedical research]

16 Sep 2009 The rapid progress in Web technology has led to the multiplication of health and research records for any given patient. Initiatives such as the personal medical record or the communicating cancer communicable records have recently been introduced. ... Read more...

[Legal aspects of Web 2.0 in the health field]

7 Sep 2009 Web 2.0 sites are considered to be hosting providers and not publishers of user-generated content. The liability of hosting providers' liability is defined by the law enacted on June 21, 2004, on confidence in the digital economy. Hosting providers ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Medical Informatics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Human information processing, health information technology, and medical outcomes. 5 Oct 2009
• [Effects of the Internet on the dissemination of medical information: some thoughts on applied ethics] 17 Sep 2009
• [Electronic health records and biomedical research] 16 Sep 2009
• John W. Webb Lecture. Expanding the pharmacy enterprise: leadership needed. 13 Sep 2009
• [Legal aspects of Web 2.0 in the health field] 7 Sep 2009
• [Medicine 2.0: the stakes of participatory medicine] 7 Sep 2009
• The attitude of Belgian social insurance physicians towards evidence-based practice and clinical practice guidelines. 7 Sep 2009
• Eight rights of safe electronic health record use. 7 Sep 2009
• Electronic medical records at a crossroads: impetus for change or missed opportunity? 7 Sep 2009
• Translational research and rational therapy: structural barriers in Australia. 5 Sep 2009
• The SAIL Databank: building a national architecture for e-health research and evaluation. 2 Sep 2009
• [The digital miss in health care] 30 Aug 2009
• Medical image and data sharing: are we there yet? 30 Aug 2009
• Evaluation of the state-of-the-art in informatics in glucometers. 30 Aug 2009
• Factors influencing the genesis of neurosurgical technology. 30 Aug 2009
• Stimulus bill implementation: expanding meaningful use of health IT. 23 Aug 2009
• Evaluating eHealth interventions: the need for continuous systemic evaluation. 16 Aug 2009
• [Certification of health-related websites in France] 5 Aug 2009
• HIM in physician practices. Comparing health information management in physician practices and hospitals. 30 Jul 2009
• Oncology Information Exchange opens up databases. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Medical Informatics'

Definition: 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 UI: D008490

Alternative terms: Medical Informatics; Informatics, Medical; Information Science, Medical; Information Sciences, Medical; Medical Information Sciences; Science, Medical Information; Sciences, Medical Information; Medical Information Science; Medical Computer Science; Computer Sciences, Medical; Medical Computer Sciences; Science, Medical Computer; Sciences, Medical Computer; Computer Science, Medical; Clinical Informatics; Informatics, Clinical;

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

Tree Number: L01.313.500; L01.700;

History Note: 87

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; DF: MED INFORMATICS