"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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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 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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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Information Technology Use and Associated Trends among Individuals Living with Chronic Diseases. Popul Health Manag. 2021 12; 24(6):675-680.
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The Human Brain Project-Synergy between neuroscience, computing, informatics, and brain-inspired technologies. PLoS Biol. 2019 07; 17(7):e3000344.
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Automatic classification of communication logs into implementation stages via text analysis. Implement Sci. 2016 09 06; 11(1):119.
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Performance analysis of a proposed tightly-coupled medical instrument network based on CAN protocol. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010; 2010:360-4.