Summaries of Artificial Intelligence based computer systems that are in routine use in medical settings. List entries range from simple knowledge-based or expert systems, to quite advanced systems capable of performing complex inferences
Atwork Online
A well known supplier of computer systems (software) dedicated to nursing and healthcare management. ANSOS and ORSOS are two popular programs.
Includes a collection of articles from Information Technology in Nursing or ITIN, conference papers, and other information
CHIM's WebSite
Center for Healthcare Information Management, founded in 1987 within the structure of the American Hospital Association. In 1990, CHIM became an independent industry organization.
Clinical Informatics Network [CLINT]
From McMaster University, their goal is to enable the teaching and practice of evidence-based care and thereby to facilitate improved patient care and health outcomes. They teach basic skills for selecting and using a variety of information resources while appraising the quality, importance and applicability of retrieved information
A non-profit membership organization committed to improving health care quality, cost, and access through use of information technology
DISA's WebSite
Data Interchange Standards Association has information on ASC X12, international standards development, and an EDI reference.
Duke University's Health Informatics Standards For nurses involved in informatics, a great site for details and links to national and international coding related to healthcare concepts. Includes ICD9 and ICD10, DRGs, UMLS, LOINC, CPT4, NANDA, ECRI and much more.
A WorldWideWeb front end to the Duke FTP server for materials on HL7 and other health informatics standards
Graham Joyce Home Page
Graham works in healthcare information systems who started out as a exercise physiologist. Nice page, Graham
The Guardian Angel Project
The Guardian Angel Consortium includes MIT, Tufts NEMC, Childrens Hospital, US VA, IBM, Gensym, and Kaiser Permanente. They are working on constructing information systems centered on the individual patient instead of the provider
Maintained by Roger Brown PhD at the Univ of Wisconsin at Madison, an ezine dedicated to keeping medical and health researchers up to date on the latest information in the areas of health and medical informatics and primary care research. This ezine will provide a review of new internet locations that might be of interest to people in the health and medical profession. 11/96 -> NO LONGER PUBLISHED, ARCHIVE ONLY!
A not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting a better understanding of health care information and management systems. HIMSS represents over 6,000 health care professionals in four professional areas: Clinical systems, Information systems, Management engineering, and Telecommunications
A nonprofit consortium created to promote the development of the appropriate enabling information technology to improve healthcare. Members share a belief in the importance of open systems and the profound impact these systems will have on healthcare
From the National Library of Medicine, with a powerful search engine that gives you access to: AHCPR Supported Guidelines, AHCPR Technology Assessments and Reviews, ATIS (HIV/AIDS Technical Information), NIH Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Research Studies, NIH Consensus Development Program. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services (Second Edition), and SAMHSA/CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP)
From Jonathon Coombes, the Health Services Research Group WWW administrator. Includes AN-DRG Hypertext reference, ICD-9-CM Hypertext reference, and SRG Hypertext reference
Informatics Institute
A center for education, research and evaluation of information technologies in healthcare and medicine
MIG is an interdisciplinary group based in the Computer Science department of the University of Manchester, with teaching links to the Medical School within the Graduate School of Biological Sciences. The group is concerned with all aspects of the design and implementation of healthcare information systems, especially those intended for use primarily as a clinical tool
A group founded on the principle that the future of health information technology lies in the successful creation and implementation of electronic health record systems
From the Electronic Privacy Information Center [EPIC], a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. This is just one section of their rambling and informative site
From the US Committee on Applications and Technology of the Information Infrastructure Task Force. The Committee is charged with coordinating Administration efforts: to develop, demonstrate, and promote applications of information technology in manufacturing, electronic commerce, education, health care, government services, libraries, environmental monitoring, and other areas; and to develop and recommend technology strategies and policy to accelerate the implementation of the NII.
Northern California Nursing Informatics Association (NCNIA)
An informal group of Northern California nurses (and non-nurses) who are interested in issues surrounding the use of computers and software in nursing practice, and more generally, in healthcare as a whole. Includes meeting information, newsletter (downloadable in M/S Word format) and frequently asked questions about Nursing Informatics!
An email based discussion list (LISTSERV) primarily for the discussion of Nursing Informatics topics
Nursing Informatics, Australia
Information on Nursing Informatics Australia Inc. and Australian Health Informatics Association (Vic) Inc.
Nursing Informatics, Enhancing Patient Care
National Nursing Research Agenda - Developing Knowledge for Practice. From the National Institute of Nursing research, US Dept of HHS, US Public Health Service, and NIH. A MUST READ for nurses.
A informatics scientist at Duke University, Linda's site includes information on informatics, the "new learning paradigm", research, and her favorite links
Nursing Informatics Working Group
Part of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA). This group promotes the advancement of nursing informatics within the larger multidisciplinary context of health informatics.
A project of the Medical Informatics Group at the University of Manchester, one aspect of the work addressed issues of collaborative care and the differing needs of doctors and nurses, while another explored further the methods of predictive data entry and data display developed for use in hospital-based care
Includes EDI standards, and resources for EDI users. EDI stands for Electronic Data Interchange
Public Domain Software for Health Professionals
Software tools useful for public health professionals. Maintained by the Delta Omega Alpha Honorary Society of the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene & Public Health
