Health Informatics Blog

Congratulations to Map of Medicine’s founders Owen Epstein and Mike Stein and their team:

Hearst Corporation today announced the acquisition of U.K.-based Map of Medicine, a leading provider of evidence-based health-care resources designed to help health practitioners make sound decisions by following accessible clinical information on a range of relevant medical issues. The announcement was made by Victor F. Ganzi, president & CEO, Hearst Corporation, and Richard P. Malloch, president of Hearst Business Media. Map of Medicine, formerly owned by Informa plc, will be managed in London as a separate operating unit (Map of Medicine, a UK limited company) of Hearst Business Media.

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Sir Muir Gray on the Map of Medicine:

We’ve set up a new Health Informatics Discussion Forum. Sections include Evidence Based Medicine, Electronic Health Records, Decision Support Sytems, Standards, Careers, Education and more.

Hi Folks,

Welcome to the new Health Informatics Blog! This blog will be covering news and developments in the field of Health Informatics.

I’m a Lecturer in Health Informatics at Otago University in New Zealand and am currently working on a PhD looking at EHR and e-Learning standards.