Aims & scopeThe Journal provides an international medium for dissemination of original results and interpretative reviews concerning the fi eld of medical informatics. The Journal emphasizes the evaluation of systems in healthcare settings.

The scope of journal covers:

• Information systems, including national or international registration systems, hospital information systems, departmental and/or physician’s offi ce systems, document handling systems, electronic medical record systems, standardization, systems integration etc.;

• Computer-aided medical decision support systems using heuristic, algorithmic and/or statistical methods as exemplifi ed in decision theory, protocol development, artifi cial intelligence, etc.

• Educational computer based programs pertaining to medical informatics or medicine in general;

• Organizational, economic, social, clinical impact, ethical and cost-benefi t aspects of IT applications in health care.

Short technical communications concerning (solved) problems in implementing or using existing information systems are welcome. Review articles concerning subjects falling in the scope of the journal are also invited.

EditorsCharles Safran USA(The Americas)

Jan Talmon The Netherlands(Europe, Asia-Pacifi c, Africa)

Associate EditorsHeimar de Fatima Marin Brazil(Nursing Informatics)

Antoine Geissbuhler Switzerland(Special Issues)

Patrice Degoulet France(Books and Reviews)

Editor EmeritusArie Hasman The Netherlands

(term 2011–2013)

Suzanne Bakken USABernd Blobel GermanyNgai-Tseung (NT) Cheung Hong KongHenry Feldman USATerry Hannan AustraliaReinhold Haux AustriaAndrew Kanter USA

Sabine Koch SwedenChristian Lovis SwitzerlandDenis J Protti CanadaSteven Ross USAJustin Starren USAMark Weiner USA

Editorial Board

Amsterdam • Boston • London • New York • Oxford • Paris • Philadelphia • San Diego • St. Louis

(term 2012–2014)

Jos Aarts The NetherlandsLawrence B. Afrin USAElske Ammenwerth AustriaDenise Goldsmith USAMarco Gutierrez, BrazilHannele Hyppönen, Finland

Klaus Kuhn GermanyNancy Lorenzi USAEduardo Pereira Marques BrazilMichael J. Rigby EnglandNicola Shaw Canada

(term 2013–2015)

Dominik Aronsky USANicolette de Keizer The NetherlandsAndrew Georgiou AustraliaHM Goh MalaysiaMorten Hertzum Denmark

Farzad Jahedi MalaysiaBridget Kane IrelandRoss Koppel USAShane Reti USA