Academic Articles & Research Papers

The Reconnecting the Hand and Arm with Brain (ReHAB) Commentary on “An Integrated Brain-Machine Interface Platform With Thousands of Channels”

Intracortical brain-machine interfaces are a promising technology for allowing people with chronic and severe neurological disorders that resulted in loss of function to potentially regain those functions through neuroprosthetic devices. Th...

The Role of iSchools in Medical Informatics

Similar to iSchools, healthcare is an interdisciplinary field that encompasses heterogeneous environments (e.g., hospitals, clinics, home) and perspectives. However, medical informatics research focuses mainly on technical solutions to narr...

Remote Patient Monitoring System for Polypathological Older Adults at High Risk for Hospitalization: Retrospective Cohort Study

Abstract BackgroundHealth care systems are increasingly facing challenges posed by the aging of populations. In particular, hospitalization, both initial and subsequent, is often observed among older adult patients. However, res...

Implementing and Evaluating a National Integrated Digital Registry and Clinical Decision Support System in Early Intervention in Psychosis Services (Early Psychosis Informatics Into Care): Co-Designed Protocol

BackgroundEarly intervention in psychosis (EIP) services are nationally mandated in England to provide multidisciplinary care to people experiencing first-episode psychosis, which disproportionately affects deprived and ethnic minority yout...

Challenges of Evaluation in Medical Informatics

The current situation and future of medical informatics

Medical informatics is a science dealing with the storage,retrieval and optimal use of information, data and knowledge of biomedicine so that decisions could be made and problems solved in the process of health management, clinical control ...

A Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome extranet: supporting local communication and information dissemination

Abstract Background The objective of this study was to explore the use and perceptions of a local Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Extranet and its potential to support future information and communication applications. The SARS Ext...

The deep learning applications in IoT-based bio- and medical informatics: a systematic literature review

Abstract Nowadays, machine learning (ML) has attained a high level of achievement in many contexts. Considering the significance of ML in medical and bioinformatics owing to its accuracy, many investigators discussed multiple solutions for ...

Patients’ needs and experiences of telerehabilitation after total hip and knee arthroplasty: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis

Background The number of patients undergoing joint replacement procedures is continuously increasing. Tele-equipment is progressively being employed for postrehabilitation of total hip and knee replacements. Gaining a comprehensive understa...

Challenges for Medical Informatics as an Academic Discipline

In March 2001, twenty members of the informatics community gathered in Madrid, Spain, to discuss the state of our field as an academic discipline and the challenges that university-based workers in health informatics face.The workshop, held...

Brain perfusion imaging in neonates

Abnormal variations of the neonatal brain perfusion can result in long-term neurodevelopmental consequences and cerebral perfusion imaging can play an important role in diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making. To identify at-risk situati...

Data on gender-equitable healthcare accessibility in Northern Nigeria

Gender equity, particularly in healthcare, has been gaining increasing attention in recent years. The goal is to ensure that everyone has equal access to quality healthcare services irrespective of age, gender, or socio-economic status. How...

Medical Informatics in Morocco

OBJECTIVES: Informatics is an essential tool for helping to transform healthcare from a paper-based to a digital sector. This article explores the state-of-the-art of health informatics in Morocco. Specifically, it aims to give a general ov...

Medical Informatics in Medical Research

OBJECTIVES: Computers are widely used for data management in clinical trials in the developed countries, unlike in developing countries. Dependable systems are vital for data management, and medical decision making in clinical research. Mon...

Lessons From a Rapid Project Management Exercise in the Time of Pandemic: Methodology for a Global COVID-19 VIRUS Registry Database

BackgroundThe rapid emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic globally collapsed health care organizations worldwide. Incomplete knowledge of best practices, progression of disease, and its impact could result in fallible care. Data on symptoms an...

“I think it's something that we should lean in to”: The use of OpenNotes in Canadian psychiatric care contexts by clinicians

Background OpenNotes is the concept of patients having access to their health records and clinical notes in a digital form. In psychiatric settings, clinicians often feel uncomfortable with this concept, and require support during implement...

Adaptation of the Stakeholders’ Walkability/Wheelability Audit in Neighborhoods (SWAN) Tool for Individuals With Diverse Disabilities: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

BackgroundThe prevalence of sensory, cognitive, and mobility disabilities in Canada underscores the need to address environmental barriers. This study adapts and validates the Stakeholders’ Walkability/Wheelability Audit in Neighborhoods (S...

The internal challenges of medical informatics

Grand Challenges in Medical Informatics?

Andrew Friede, MD, MPH; Grand Challenges in Medical Informatics?, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Volume 2, Issue 2, 1 March 1995, Page...

Challenges for medical informatics in the 21st century