Informatics Review

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Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 03:56:38 +0100
From: Michael Uwe Moebius <m.moebius@uni-koeln.de>

The Informatics Review; the Official E-Journal of the Association of
Medical Directors of Information Systems

http://www.informatics-review.com/

Publication began with Volume 1, 1998, Nos. 1-2.

The Informatics Review is a electronic serial designed to allow busy
medical and information system professionals interested in the latest
academic developments in clinical informatics and computing to stay
abreast of this rapidly evolving field. The website is divided into two
main sections. The first section, located along the left hand side of the
page in light blue, contains "permanent" information. These links will
remain fairly constant over time.

The second section is located on the right side of the page in the white
rectangle. This information will be updated periodically. The top section
labelled "New Thought for ..." is an essay on an important topic in
clinical informatics.

Below the "New Thought" are the "Current Reviews". The Current Reviews are
short summaries (200 - 350 words) of the most influential scientific
articles on clinical informatics from the leading medical journals (e.g.,
N Engl J Med, JAMA, Ann Intern Med, Lancet, etc.). In addition to each
summary, there is a short "Comment" in which the reviewer puts forth
his/her opinion of the importance of the findings or contents of the
article. All summaries and comments will be written by practicing medical
informaticians experienced in the design, development, implementation, and
evaluation of clinical computing systems, as well as, in the critical
review and interpretation of the medical literature. Reviews will focus on
articles that describe new computer-based systems and techniques that have
a direct impact on the cost or quality of patient care. These reviews will
be updated on the 1st and 15th of each month.

Permanent contents include:

About The Informatics Review
Subscription Information
Scientific Advisory Board
Index of past "Thoughts"
List of related books
List of related journals
List of classic articles
Training Programs

Back issues are available online.

e-mail: infor@amdis.org