Emerging Insights of Health Informatics Research: A Literature Analysis for Outlining New Themes

Authors

  • Shah Miah Victoria University
  • Jun Shen University of Wollongong
  • John W Lamp Australasian Journal of Information Systems http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1891-0400
  • Don Kerr The University of the Sunshine Coast
  • John Gammack Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v23i0.2137

Keywords:

Health Informatics, Healthcare Information Systems, Medical Informatics, IS Research

Abstract

This paper presents a contemporary literature review to provide insights into the current health informatics literature. The objective of this study is to identify emerging directions of current health informatics research from the latest and existing studies in the health informatics domain. We analyse existing health informatics studies using a thematic analysis, so that justified sets of research agenda can be outlined on the basis of these findings. We selected articles that are published in the science direct online database. The selected 73 sample articles (published from 2014 to 2018 in premier health informatics journals) are considered as representative samples of health informatics studies. The analysis revealed ten topic areas and themes that would be of paramount importance for researchers and practitioners to follow. The findings provide an important foundational understanding for new health informatics studies.

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Published

2019-02-12

How to Cite

Miah, S., Shen, J., Lamp, J. W., Kerr, D., & Gammack, J. (2019). Emerging Insights of Health Informatics Research: A Literature Analysis for Outlining New Themes. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 23. https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v23i0.2137

Issue

Vol. 23 (2019)

Section

Research on Health Information Systems

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