 Medical Informatics
"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Medical Informatics" by people in this website by year, and whether "Medical Informatics" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2011 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2012 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2014 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2021 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2026 | 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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Espinosa JM, Burdekin K, Auman JO, Tyndall B, Cnota JF, Hartley SL, Fidler DJ, Redline S, Thessen A, Catellier D, Carroll RJ, Rosser T, Lo P, Beaumont D, Natarajan K, Heath A, Fabbri D, Dunford MC, Cheng A, Schwartz B, Li H. Common data element (CDE) and AI-Enabled approaches for clinical data Management: Workshop proceedings from the NIH INCLUDE Project. J Biomed Inform. 2026 Oct; 182:105090.
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Bear Don't Walk O, Haldar S, Wei DH, Huang H, Rivera RL, Fan JW, Keloth VK, Leung TI, Desai P, Korngiebel DM, Grossman Liu L, Pichon A, Subbian V, Solomonides AT, Wiley LK, Ogunyemi O, Jackson GP, Dankwa-Mullan I, Dirks LG, Everhart AR, Parker AG, Iott B, Kronk C, Foraker R, Martin K, Anand T, Volpe SG, Yung N, Rizvi R, Lucero R, Bright TJ. Developing and sustaining inclusive language in biomedical informatics communications: an AMIA Board of Directors endorsed paper on the Inclusive Language and Context Style Guidelines. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2025 Aug 01; 32(8):1380-1387.
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Hallman H, Pell J, Ho PM, Montague B, Schilling L, Sieja A, Ream K, Anstett T. The Leaders in Informatics, Quality, and Systems (LInQS) Fellowship. Appl Clin Inform. 2024 10; 15(5):914-920.
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Romero L, Du Mond J, Carneiro PB, Uy R, Osika J, Wallander Gemkow J, Yang TY, Whitt M, Overholser A, Karasu S, Curtis K, Skapik J. Building Capacity of Community Health Centers to Improve the Provision of Postpartum Care Services Through Data-Driven Health Information Technology and Innovation. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Sep; 33(9):1140-1150.
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Peltonen LM, O'Connor S, Conway A, Cook R, Currie LM, Goossen W, Hardiker NR, Kinnunen UM, Ronquillo CE, Topaz M, Rotegård AK. Nursing Informatics' Contribution to One Health. Yearb Med Inform. 2023 Aug; 32(1):65-75.
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Levy DR, Moy AJ, Apathy N, Adler-Milstein J, Rotenstein L, Nath B, Rosenbloom ST, Kannampallil T, Mishuris RG, Alexanian A, Sieja A, Hribar MR, Patel JS, Sinsky CA, Melnick ER. Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Implementing Core Electronic Health Record Use Metrics for Ambulatory Care: Virtual Consensus Conference Proceedings. Appl Clin Inform. 2023 10; 14(5):944-950.
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London SD, Fontelo P, Boroumand S, Dye BA. COVID-19 provides an opportunity for integration of dentistry into the health informatics system. J Am Dent Assoc. 2022 01; 153(1):3-8.
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Gupta R, Tat Q, O'Brien J, Shaw M, Cumbler E, McPherson R, de la Cruz D, Dua A, Yi JA. Utilization of lean project management principles and health informatics to reduce operating room delays in a vascular surgery practice. Am J Surg. 2022 Jan; 223(1):176-181.
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Kerlavage AR, Kirchhoff AC, Guidry Auvil JM, Sharpless NE, Davis KL, Reilly K, Reaman G, Penberthy L, Deapen D, Hwang A, Durbin EB, Gallotto SL, Aplenc R, Volchenboum SL, Heath AP, Aronow BJ, Zhang J, Vaske O, Alonzo TA, Nathan PC, Poynter JN, Armstrong G, Hahn EE, Wernli KJ, Greene C, DiGiovanna J, Resnick AC, Shalley ER, Nadaf S, Kibbe WA. Cancer Informatics for Cancer Centers: Scientific Drivers for Informatics, Data Science, and Care in Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2021 08; 5:881-896.
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Sivesind TE, Runion T, Branda M, Schilling LM, Dellavalle RP. Dermatologic Research Potential of the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) Network. Dermatology. 2022; 238(1):44-52.
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