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* [http://www.iami.org.in/ Indian Association for Medical Informatics]: IAMI; an Indian association dedicated to medical specialists using informatics "into a common thread for the benefit of the patients and provoking an interdisciplinary research"
* [http://www.iami.org.in/ Indian Association for Medical Informatics]: IAMI; an Indian association dedicated to medical specialists using informatics "into a common thread for the benefit of the patients and provoking an interdisciplinary research"


* [http://www.information-institute.org/ Information Institute, The]:  
* [http://www.information-institute.org/ Information Institute, The]: a non-profit policy research and educational organization comprised of academics and industry representatives dedicated "to further[ing] understanding of intricate relationships between information science and technology"


* [http://www.ipab.org/ Initiative for Parallel Bioinformatics]: IPAB; a Japanese initiative to accelerate the use of technology for performing information processing in the field of bioinformatics


* [http://www.ipab.org/ Initiative for Parallel Bioinformatics]:  
* [http://www.institutelabauto.org/ Institute for Laboratory Automation]: ILA; a non-profit corporation dedicated to "helping people learn how to plan, implement, evaluate and use the products technologies available to them" in the laboratory and beyond


* [http://www.ieee.org/index.html Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]: IEEE; a "professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity"


* [http://www.institutelabauto.org/ Institute for Laboratory Automation]:  
* [http://www.ieit-pub.org/ Institute of Electronic and Information Technology]: IEIT; "an independent academic organization specializing in providing high-quality academic services"


* [http://www.ihrim.co.uk/ Institute of Health Records & Information Management]: IHRIM; an educational body dedicated "to provide qualifications at different levels as well as career and professional assistance for members" from "the fields of health records, information management, clinical coding and information governance"


* [http://www.ieee.org/index.html Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)]:
* [http://www.ica.org/ International Council on Archives]: ICA; a non-governmental, member-funded organization "dedicated to the effective management of records and the preservation, care and use of the world's archival heritage"


* [http://www.icmcc.org/ International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics]: ICMCC; "an international foundation operating as the knowledge centre for medical and care compunetics ... making information on medicine and care available to patients using compunetics as well as distributing information on the use of compunetics in medicine and care to patients and professionals"


* [http://www.ieit-pub.org/ Institute of Electronic and Information Technology]:  
* [http://www.ifip.org/ International Federation for Information Processing]: IFIP; "a non-governmental, non-profit umbrella organization for national societies working in the field of information processing"


* [http://www.ifhima.org/ International Federation of Health Information Management Associations]: IFHIMA; a non-profit organization affiliated with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a non-governmental organization that "supports national associations and health record professionals to implement and improve health records and the systems which support them"


* [http://www.ihrim.co.uk/ Institute of Health Records & Information Management]:  
* [http://www.ihtsdo.org/ International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation]: IHTSDO; the not-for-profit association that owns and maintains SNOMED CT, a comprehensive and multilingual set of clinical terminology


* [http://www.imia-medinfo.org/ International Medical Informatics Association]: IMIA; an "association of associations" which acts as a bridge between constituent organizations and their members to better "enable the transformation of healthcare in accord with the world-wide vision of improving the health of the world population"


* [http://www.ica.org/ International Council on Archives]:  
* [http://www.isber.org/ International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories]: ISBER; a division of the American Society for Investigative Pathology, "promoting harmonized high quality standards, ethical principles and innovation in the science and management of biospecimen collection, processing, storage, distribution and use"


* [http://www.iscb.info/ International Society for Clinical Biostatistics]: ISCB; a professional organization dedicated "to [stimulating] research into the principles and methodology used in the design and analysis of clinical research and to increase the relevance of statistical theory to the real world of clinical medicine"


* [http://www.icmcc.org/ International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics]:  
* [http://www.iscb.org/ International Society for Computational Biology]: ISCB; a non-profit corporation "addressing scientific policies, providing access to high quality publications, organizing meetings, and serving as a portal to information about training, education, employment and news" for those in the field of bioinformatics and computational biology


* [http://www.ispe.org/ International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering]: ISPE; an international society of scientific and technical personnel in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, "committed to the advancement of the educational and technical efficiency of its members through forums for the exchange of ideas and practical experience"


* [http://www.ifip.org/ International Federation for Information Processing]:
* [http://www.izip.cz/ IZIP - Internet Access to Patient Health Information]: IZIP; a Czech organization promoting electronic health records
 
 
* [http://www.ifhima.org/ International Federation of Health Information Management Associations]:
 
 
* [http://www.ihtsdo.org/ International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation]:
 
 
* [http://www.imia-medinfo.org/ International Medical Informatics Association]:
 
 
* [http://www.isber.org/ International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories]:
 
 
* [http://www.iscb.info/ International Society for Clinical Biostatistics]:
 
 
* [http://www.iscb.org/ International Society for Computational Biology]:
 
 
* [http://www.ispe.org/ International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering]:
 
 
* [http://www.izip.cz/ IZIP - Internet Access to Patient Health Information]:  
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* [http://www.jami.jp/english/ Japan Association for Medical Informatics]:  
* [http://www.jami.jp/english/ Japan Association for Medical Informatics]: JAMI; a Japanese professional association dedicated to sharing academic research related to medical informatics
 
 
* [http://www.jami-ni.jp/ Japan Association for Medical Informatics - Nursing Informatics]:
 
 
* [http://www.jscla.com/ Japan Society for Clinical Laboratory Automation]:
 
 
* [http://www.jhim.jp/ Japan Society of Health Information Management]:


* [http://www.jami-ni.jp/ Japan Association for Medical Informatics - Nursing Informatics]: JAMI-NI; the JAMI subcommittee on nursing informatics


* [http://www.jsbi.org/ Japanese Society for Bioinformatics]:  
* [http://www.jscla.com/ Japan Society for Clinical Laboratory Automation]: a Japanese professional association dedicated to promoting clinical automation for the benefit and preservation of the health of the people


* [http://www.jhim-e.jp/ Japan Society of Health Information Management]: JHIM; a Japanese scientific organization dedicated to "establishing, implementing, and promoting the science of health information (record) management in Japan" ([ http://www.jhim.jp/ original Japanese site])


* [http://www.jasdi.jp/ Japanese Society of Drug Informatics]:  
* [http://www.jsbi.org/ Japanese Society for Bioinformatics]: JSBi; a Japanese professional association dedicated "to develop[ing] the discipline of bioinformatics in Japan" as well as "the promotion of the technology and related business" aspects of bioinformatics


* [http://www.jasdi.jp/ Japanese Society of Drug Informatics]: JASDI; a Japanese professional association dedicated to "contributing to the improvement and advancement [of] pharmaceutical medicine ... as well as the improvement of science education and research on drug information"


* [http://www.jisc.ac.uk/ JISC]:
* [http://www.jisc.ac.uk/ JISC]: a registered U.K. charity dedicated to promoting "the innovative use of information and communication technology to support education, research and institutional effectiveness"


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Revision as of 23:40, 26 March 2013

About this list

While this arguably may not be an authoritative list of organizations and not-for-profits relating to laboratory informatics, bioinformatics, and other forms of informatics, an attempt has been made to make it thorough.

Additional tools for finding scientific organizations:

Organizations not-for-profits, and special interest groups

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  • AHIMA Foundation: "improves health information management by supporting the people, research and resources that advance the HIM profession;" 501 (c)(3) charitable child organization of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
  • American Medical Informatics Association: AMIA; a professional scientific association which "aims to lead the way in transforming health care through trusted science, education, and the practice of informatics"
  • American Nursing Informatics Association: ANIA; a professional organization which aims "to advance the field of nursing informatics through communication, education, research and professional activities"
  • American Society of Health Informatics Managers: ASHIM; "a non-governmental organization that acts in public interest by fostering professional standards in health IT professionals through its setting and enforcement of the education, examination, experience, ethics, and other requirements for CHISP certification"
  • Armenian Association of Telemedicine: AATM; a non-governmental, non-profit professional organization "interested in exploring and developing the field of telemedicine and eHealth in Armenia as well as worldwide"
  • Association for Information Systems: AIS; a non-profit organization and "professional association for individuals and organizations who lead the research, teaching, practice, and study of information systems worldwide"


  • BioInfoBank Institute: a non-for-profit research and development organization which aims "to generate, incubate and inspire innovative ideas" and "productive research conducted by highly motivated excellent young scientists in Poland"
  • Bioinformatics Institute of India: BII; registered under the Confrere Educational Society, aims "to promote excellence in biotech, life sciences and pharma education"
  • Bioinformatics Organization: an incorporated non-profit organization which aims to "develop and maintain computational resources to facilitate world-wide communications and collaborations between people of all educational and professional levels"
  • British Computer Society Health: BCS; an international organization actings as "the chartered institute for IT;" aims "to promote new thinking, education and knowledge sharing" in the industry


  • Center for Health IT at the AAFP: aims "to promote and facilitate the adoption and optimal use of health information technology by [American Academy of Family Physicians] members and other office-based clinicians"
  • Child Health Informatics Center: CHIC; an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) effort "to support and prepare pediatricians for the many changes that will be occurring over the next few years in regard to health information technology"
  • Computers in Cardiology: an incorporated non-profit and international society of scientists and professionals focused on examining the "methods and results of computation" in the study and application of cardiology and cardiovascular physiology

E through J

  • eHealth Initiative: eHI; a national organization attempting "to drive improvement in the quality of healthcare by promoting the use of technology and information"
  • EMBnet - The Global Bioinformatics Network: EMBnet; an initiative of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) that acts as "a pioneer and a provider of bioinformatics services, expertise and training, across Europe and beyond"
  • Eucomed: a membership-based European association attempting "to make modern, innovative and reliable medical technology available to more people"
  • European Health Telematics Association: EHTEL; "a pan European multi-stakeholder forum providing a leadership and networking platform for European corporate, institutional and individual actors dedicated to the betterment of healthcare delivery through eHealth"
  • EUROREC Institute: "an independent not-for-profit organisation, promoting in Europe the use of high quality electronic health record systems (EHRs)"


  • FHI360-SATELLIFE: a non-profit organization dedicated "to play[ing] a leadership role in responding to the needs of health care providers in the developing world, employing cutting-edge solutions to expand access to health and medical knowledge"
  • Foundation of Healthcare Technologies Society:FHTS; an Indian association of "professionals from diverse backgrounds" attempting "to work in collaboration and to utilize accessible technologies as a medium to facilitate improvement in overall population health"


  • Global Observatory for eHealth: GOE; a WHO-backed initiative "dedicated to the study of eHealth [and] its evolution and impact on health in countries"


  • Health Informatics in Africa: HELINA; a pan-African health informatics association dedicated to developing education, research, and strategic plans related to health informatics in Africa
  • Health Informatics New Zealand: HINZ; a professional association that "seeks to facilitate improved health care outcomes through the dissemination and utilisation of information, knowledge and technology"
  • Health Information Management Association Australia: HIMAA; an association turned national company that "seeks to promote and support [its] members as the universally recognised specialists in information management at all levels of the healthcare system"
  • Health Level Seven International: HL7; "a not-for-profit, ANSI-accredited standards developing organization dedicated to providing a comprehensive framework and related standards for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information that supports clinical practice and the management, delivery, and evaluation of health services"
  • Health On the Net Foundation: HON; a non-governmental organization that "promotes and guides the deployment of useful and reliable online health information, and its appropriate and efficient use"
  • Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland: HISI; incorporates the Healthcare Informatics sections of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland and of the Irish Computer Society; strives to develop knowledge and promote research in healthcare informatics
  • HIMSS EHR Association: HIMSS EHRA; "a trade association of electronic health record (EHR) companies, addressing national efforts to create interoperable EHRs in hospital and ambulatory care settings"


  • IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: IEEE EMBS; an international society of biomedical engineers "focused on the development and application of engineering concepts and methods to provide new solutions to biological, medical and healthcare problems"
  • IEEE Technology Management Council: IEEE TMC; an international organization that "provides information and services to IEEE members and the worldwide audience of practitioners and researchers engaged in the profession of engineering, technology, and innovation management"
  • IHE International: IHE; "an initiative by healthcare professionals and industry to improve the way computer systems in healthcare share information"
  • Indian Association for Medical Informatics: IAMI; an Indian association dedicated to medical specialists using informatics "into a common thread for the benefit of the patients and provoking an interdisciplinary research"
  • Information Institute, The: a non-profit policy research and educational organization comprised of academics and industry representatives dedicated "to further[ing] understanding of intricate relationships between information science and technology"
  • Institute for Laboratory Automation: ILA; a non-profit corporation dedicated to "helping people learn how to plan, implement, evaluate and use the products technologies available to them" in the laboratory and beyond
  • Institute of Health Records & Information Management: IHRIM; an educational body dedicated "to provide qualifications at different levels as well as career and professional assistance for members" from "the fields of health records, information management, clinical coding and information governance"
  • International Council on Archives: ICA; a non-governmental, member-funded organization "dedicated to the effective management of records and the preservation, care and use of the world's archival heritage"
  • International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics: ICMCC; "an international foundation operating as the knowledge centre for medical and care compunetics ... making information on medicine and care available to patients using compunetics as well as distributing information on the use of compunetics in medicine and care to patients and professionals"
  • International Medical Informatics Association: IMIA; an "association of associations" which acts as a bridge between constituent organizations and their members to better "enable the transformation of healthcare in accord with the world-wide vision of improving the health of the world population"
  • International Society for Clinical Biostatistics: ISCB; a professional organization dedicated "to [stimulating] research into the principles and methodology used in the design and analysis of clinical research and to increase the relevance of statistical theory to the real world of clinical medicine"
  • International Society for Computational Biology: ISCB; a non-profit corporation "addressing scientific policies, providing access to high quality publications, organizing meetings, and serving as a portal to information about training, education, employment and news" for those in the field of bioinformatics and computational biology
  • International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering: ISPE; an international society of scientific and technical personnel in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, "committed to the advancement of the educational and technical efficiency of its members through forums for the exchange of ideas and practical experience"


  • Japanese Society for Bioinformatics: JSBi; a Japanese professional association dedicated "to develop[ing] the discipline of bioinformatics in Japan" as well as "the promotion of the technology and related business" aspects of bioinformatics
  • Japanese Society of Drug Informatics: JASDI; a Japanese professional association dedicated to "contributing to the improvement and advancement [of] pharmaceutical medicine ... as well as the improvement of science education and research on drug information"
  • JISC: a registered U.K. charity dedicated to promoting "the innovative use of information and communication technology to support education, research and institutional effectiveness"

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