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View article: MI-Lab – Design of a Training Exercise for Communication in Hospitals Using Open Source Software
MI-Lab – Design of a Training Exercise for Communication in Hospitals Using Open Source Software Open
The MI-Lab was created as it is impractical to carry out exercises for medical informatics students within the productive application systems of a hospital. The information system architecture of the MI-Lab has been modeled in 3LGM2 and co…
View article: The European Health Data Space as 3LGM2-Based Enterprise Architecture Model
The European Health Data Space as 3LGM2-Based Enterprise Architecture Model Open
The European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation assigns rights and obligations to the stakeholders of health information logistics across Europe. This implies specific requirements for the architecture of a European health information sys…
View article: A Strategic Plan for a Physiotherapy Information System in a German Medical Center
A Strategic Plan for a Physiotherapy Information System in a German Medical Center Open
Aim of the study was to systematically develop a strategic plan for the information system of a new institute of physiotherapy in a German medical center. We modeled the information system’s current and future state by architecture and pro…
View article: Aspects of FAIRness for Research Software Registries
Aspects of FAIRness for Research Software Registries Open
Research software registries play an integral role in the process of making software findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR). However, there are no guidelines available for FAIRifying registries listing research software. I…
View article: Suitability of the OMOP Common Data Model for Mapping Datasets of Medical Research Studies Using the Example of a Multicenter Registry
Suitability of the OMOP Common Data Model for Mapping Datasets of Medical Research Studies Using the Example of a Multicenter Registry Open
Common Data Models (CDM) are developed to solve integration problems that arise in the secondary use of health data. The OMOP CDM is such a model that is mainly used for healthcare data, so this paper examines whether it is also suitable f…
View article: Visualising Paths for Exploratory Search in the Health IT Ontology
Visualising Paths for Exploratory Search in the Health IT Ontology Open
Due to a lack of systematisation and unbiased information, finding the optimal combination of software products for health information systems is a challenging endeavour. We present a novel approach to visually explore the domain of applic…
View article: HITO
HITO Open
The Health IT Ontology
View article: SNIK Graph—Visualizing Knowledge about Management ofHospital Information Systems
SNIK Graph—Visualizing Knowledge about Management ofHospital Information Systems Open
Medical and health informatics integrates knowledge of business information systems, computer science and medicine.As a comparatively young research discipline, it lacks a uniform terminology, especially for describing health information s…
View article: SNIK Ontology
SNIK Ontology Open
SNIK is an ontology of information management in hospitals that consists of a meta model and several subontologies.
View article: Modeling the Application of IHE QRPH Profiles in Data Integration Centers: A Practical Approach with 3LGM2
Modeling the Application of IHE QRPH Profiles in Data Integration Centers: A Practical Approach with 3LGM2 Open
The Data Integration Centers (DICs), all part of the German Medical Informatics Initiative (MII), prepare routine care data captured in university hospitals to enable its reuse in clinical research. Tackling this challenging task requires …
View article: Pitfalls in Analyzing FHIR Data from Different University Hospitals
Pitfalls in Analyzing FHIR Data from Different University Hospitals Open
The German Medical Informatics Initiative has agreed on a HL7 FHIR-based core data set as the common data model that all 37 university hospitals use for their patient’s data. These data are stored locally at the site but are centrally quer…
View article: A Tool for Specifying Data Quality Checks for Clinical Data Management Systems – A Technical Case Report
A Tool for Specifying Data Quality Checks for Clinical Data Management Systems – A Technical Case Report Open
Introduction: Prospective data collection in clinical trials is considered the gold standard of clinical research. Validating data entered in input fields in case report forms is unavoidable to maintain good data quality. Data quality chec…
View article: HITO
HITO Open
The Health IT Ontology
View article: SNIK Ontology
SNIK Ontology Open
SNIK is an ontology of information management in hospitals that consists of a meta model and several subontologies.
View article: Concept for a Basic ISO 14721 Archive Information Package for Clinical Studies
Concept for a Basic ISO 14721 Archive Information Package for Clinical Studies Open
Secondary use of medical data for research is desirable for intrinsic, ethical and financial reasons. In this context, the question becomes relevant as to how such datasets are to be made accessible to a larger target group in the long ter…
View article: Identifying Relevant FHIR Elements for Data Quality Assessment in the German Core Data Set
Identifying Relevant FHIR Elements for Data Quality Assessment in the German Core Data Set Open
The German Medical Informatics Initiative makes clinical routine data available for biomedical research. In total, 37 university hospitals have set up so-called data integration centers to facilitate this data reuse. A standardized set of …
View article: On the Effective Dissemination and Use of Learning Objectives Catalogs for Health Information Curricula Development
On the Effective Dissemination and Use of Learning Objectives Catalogs for Health Information Curricula Development Open
Catalogs of competency-based learning objectives (CLO) were introduced and promoted as a prerequisite for high-quality, systematic curriculum development. While this is common in medicine, the consistent use of CLO is not yet well establis…
View article: Basic Concepts and Terms
Basic Concepts and Terms Open
A common terminology is needed when dealing with information systems. Health information systems, as socio-technical subsystems of a healthcare setting, compriss data, information, and knowledge processes as well as the associated actors. …
View article: Introduction
Introduction Open
Health is one of the key components of our lives. Information systems play a role in many life situations. Life situations comprise normal living, where prevention and wellness are related to health, to emergencies, acute diseases, chronic…
View article: Health Information Systems
Health Information Systems Open
This open access book is a through overview of the technologies available to assemble, manage and assess the quality of health information systems
View article: Technological Perspective: Architecture, Integration, and Standards
Technological Perspective: Architecture, Integration, and Standards Open
Health information systems can be described at three layers: The domain layer describing entity types and functions, the logical tool layer describing application components, and the physical tool layer. Data can be classified into persona…
View article: Information Systems for Specific Health Care and Research Settings
Information Systems for Specific Health Care and Research Settings Open
Health care in different life situations is provided in various health care settings. Consequently, the information systems of different health care settings show specific characteristics both from a technological and a management perspect…
View article: Quality of Health Information Systems
Quality of Health Information Systems Open
The quality of the management of information systems comprises the quality of IT governance, the quality of strategic, tactical, and operational management, and the quality of architectures and infrastructures of health information systems…
View article: Management Perspective: Scopes and Tasks of Managing Health Information Systems
Management Perspective: Scopes and Tasks of Managing Health Information Systems Open
Management of information systems can be divided into strategic, tactical, and operational management. Strategic management of information systems deals with the information processing of a healthcare facility as a whole. It comprises the …
View article: Digitalisierung, Evidenzbasierte Medizin, Prävention und Forschungskompetenz: Die Rolle der Medical Data Sciences im neuen Medizin-Curriculum
Digitalisierung, Evidenzbasierte Medizin, Prävention und Forschungskompetenz: Die Rolle der Medical Data Sciences im neuen Medizin-Curriculum Open
Medical data sciences receive attention as digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) pose new challenges and opportunities in health care. Specific methods and skills derived from the data sciences have been driving essential develop…
View article: A Linked Open Data–Based Terminology to Describe Libre/Free and Open-source Software: Incremental Development Study
A Linked Open Data–Based Terminology to Describe Libre/Free and Open-source Software: Incremental Development Study Open
Background There is a variety of libre/free and open-source software (LIFOSS) products for medicine and health care. To support health care and IT professionals select an appropriate software product for given tasks, several comparison stu…
View article: 3LGM2IHE: Requirements for Data-Protection-Compliant Research Infrastructures—A Systematic Comparison of Theory and Practice-Oriented Implementation
3LGM2IHE: Requirements for Data-Protection-Compliant Research Infrastructures—A Systematic Comparison of Theory and Practice-Oriented Implementation Open
Objectives The TMF (Technology, Methods, and Infrastructure for Networked Medical Research) Data Protection Guide (TMF-DP) makes path-breaking recommendations on the subject of data protection in research projects. It includes comprehensiv…
View article: A Formal Model for the FAIR4Health Information Architecture
A Formal Model for the FAIR4Health Information Architecture Open
In the EU project FAIR4Health, a ETL pipeline for the FAIRification of structured health data as well as an agent-based, distributed query platform for the analysis of research hypotheses and the training of machine learning models were de…
View article: Improving Findability of Digital Assets in Research Data Repositories Using the W3C DCAT Vocabulary
Improving Findability of Digital Assets in Research Data Repositories Using the W3C DCAT Vocabulary Open
Research data management requires stable, trustworthy repositories to safeguard scientific research results. In this context, rich markup with metadata is crucial for the discoverability and interpretability of the relevant resources. SEEK…
View article: Implementation of a Clinical Trial Recruitment Support System Based on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) in a Cardiology Department
Implementation of a Clinical Trial Recruitment Support System Based on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) in a Cardiology Department Open
Clinical Trial Recruitment Support Systems can booster patient inclusion of clinical trials by automatically analyzing eligibility criteria based on electronic health records. However, missing interoperability has hindered introduction of …