Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor , Health Information Management, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 PhD Student ,Health Information Management, Iran University of Medical Science,Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Scientific trend analysis can help  inform Research topic trend, challenges, and solve these challenges. The purpose of this study is to identify  World current Status in the field of health ‎information management  and informatics.‎Methods:  In this  Content analysis and  scientometric study,  1502 articles published in the‏ ‏‏Health Information Management and ‎Health informatics  were analyzed from 2008-2012 . Data ‎were analyzed using Histcite ,SPSS, Bibexcel, VOSviewer‏ ‏.  Data were  categorized  in to  14 conceptual fields by Health information ‎management  professionals .‎ Results: In this research four main clusters were identified  from 100 most cited articles in ‎health information management.‎ Data were collected by Health information management in to 14 ‎subfields. with most papers classified in the information systems, ‎information technology, ‎‏ ‏interoperability and security and safety. Social networking, web-based ‎systems and mobile ‎phone technology,  new approaches in the literature of health information ‎management. ‎Conclusions: The diversity of research, innovation in research, applied research or ‎‎implementation experience of being a major feature articles in the field of information ‎‎management in the world.‎Keywords: ‎Health Information Management; Electronic Health Record; Medical Informatics.