Health Information Systems
"Health Information Systems" 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.
A system for the collection and/or processing of data from various sources, and using the information for policy making and management of health services. It could be paper-based or electronic. (From http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTHEALTHNUTRITIONANDPOPULATION/EXTHSD/0,,contentMDK:22239824~menuPK:376799~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:376793,00.html. http://www.who.int/healthinfo/systems/en/)
| Descriptor ID |
D063005
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.313.500.750.300.361
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Information Systems- Health Information Systems
- Health Information System
- Information System, Health
- Information Systems, Health
- System, Health Information
- Systems, Health Information
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Information Systems" by people in Profiles.
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Readmissions in neonatal ECMO survivors: a pediatric health information system database analysis. J Perinatol. 2021 07; 41(7):1777-1781.
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An Interview with Brent C. James. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019 07; 45(7):461-465.
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Report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group: An Integrated Network for Congenital Heart Disease Research. Circulation. 2016 Apr 05; 133(14):1410-8.
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Linkage methods for connecting children with parents in electronic health record and state public health insurance data. Matern Child Health J. 2014 Nov; 18(9):2025-33.
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Evaluating Washington State's immunization information system as a research tool. Acad Pediatr. 2014 Jan-Feb; 14(1):71-6.
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A proposed 'health literate care model' would constitute a systems approach to improving patients' engagement in care. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Feb; 32(2):357-67.