"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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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Informatics" by people in Profiles.
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Leveraging Clinical Informatics Tools to Extract Cumulative Anthracycline Exposure, Measure Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Assess Guideline Adherence for Children With Cancer. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2021 10; 5:1062-1075.
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Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Acutely Ill Medical Patients: A New Era. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 04; 42(2):308-315.
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Health Information Technology Adoption and Clinical Performance in Federally Qualified Health Centers. J Healthc Qual. 2020 Sep/Oct; 42(5):287-293.
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Applying the Effective Technology Use Model to Implementation of Electronic Consult Management Software. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2019; 257:261-265.
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A Case for the Nursing Informatics Executive. Okla Nurse. 2017 Mar-May; 62(1):7, 14.
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Leveraging health informatics to foster a smart systems response to health disparities and health equity challenges. J Biomed Inform. 2017 04; 68:184-189.
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Digital Networked Information Society and Public Health: Problems and Promises of Networked Health Communication of Lay Publics. Health Commun. 2018 01; 33(1):1-4.
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The Promise of Information and Communication Technology in Healthcare: Extracting Value From the Chaos. Am J Med Sci. 2016 Jan; 351(1):59-68.
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Trends in biomedical informatics: automated topic analysis of JAMIA articles. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2015 Nov; 22(6):1153-63.
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Training in Informatics: Teaching Informatics in Surgical Pathology. Surg Pathol Clin. 2015 Jun; 8(2):289-300.