Informatics

Medical Informatics (Minfor) - Articles on medical informatics. Links to related literature, journals and articles.
http://minfor.net

DIMDI - German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information - Publishes official medical classifications and maintains medical terminologies, thesauri, nomenclatures and catalogues, develops and operates database-supported information systems for drugs and medical devices and is responsible for a programme of health technology assessment.
http://www.dimdi.de/

eHealth News EU - A European eHealth News Portal, RSS feeds and news.
http://www.ehealthnews.eu

HealthCyberMap - Web-based projects to map health information resources in cyberspace to improve retrieval and navigation. Range of pilot projects and evaluation questionnaire.
http://www.healthcybermap.org/

Consumer Health Informatics and Patient Decisionmaking - The study looked at tools that include interactive computer discs, videotapes, audiotapes, brochures, and computer-generated fact sheets to help patients make decisions about medical screening and treatment. According to the study, most research has looked more at the effects of the tools on patient knowledge and satisfaction than on patient-clinician communications and health behavior and outcomes. Author: AHCPR Research Report. AHCPR Publication No. 98-N001, September 1997. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, MD. <small>(September 1, 1997)</small>
http://www.ahcpr.gov/research/rtisumm.htm

The Cornerstones of Medical Informatics - Discusses four areas: structures to represent complex data and knowledge relationships, acquiring and presenting data to lessen overload, managing change to optimize information use and integrating information. Author: Nancy M. Lorenzi in Jnl. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc. <small>(March 1, 2000)</small>
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=61474

Health Informatics World Wide - Comprehensive index of links to medical and nursing informatics.
http://www.hiww.org/

The Medical Algorithms Project - Contains chapters covering all major medical topics. Provides computation, formula, survey, or look-up tables useful in health care.
http://www.medal.org/

e-Health Research Centre - Centre conducts trials on health solutions and undertakes research and development into critical health conditions. Find a profile, latest news, current research and upcoming events.
http://e-hrc.net

A Soft Systems Methodology Model for Clinical Decision Support Systems - Proposes use of Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) as a tool for analysing clinical decision support systems using various models. Authors Lee, P.C.H. and Loo, G.S <small>(September 3, 2000)</small>
http://www.geocities.com/philchlee/CSC-SSMMforCDSS.htm

Health Informatics FAQ - Answers to various health informatics questions by Professor Vicki Sauter.
http://www.umsl.edu/~sauter/health_informatics/agenda.html

Informatics, Medical Education in the 21st Century - Comment on value and importance of informatics in medical training. No references. Author: Krister Friday. <small>(December 1, 2000)</small>
http://www.com.msu.edu/communique/winter2000/Informatics.htm

Towards Design Principles for Health Information Systems - Discussion of the semantics of the object of any recording (some view of “reality”) and those of the recording / organising / persisting process itself is distinguished, leading to a number of useful consequences and models. Author: Thomas Beale. [PDF] <small>(March 10, 2003)</small>
http://www.hl7.org/library/committees/ehr%5Carchives/openEHR%20Context%20by%20Tom%20Beale.pdf

The English Integrated Healthcare Records Service - MSc in Healthcare Informatics essay on the planning and procurement stages of the United Kingdom integrated health record service. References listed. Author: Gavin Jamie <small>(December 1, 2003)</small>
http://www.gpcontract.co.uk/essay.html