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Health Information Management Journal

Health Information Management Journal


eISSN: 18333575 | ISSN: 18333583 | Current volume: 53 | Current issue: 3 Frequency: 3 Times/Year

The Health Information Management Journal (HIMJ) is the official peer-reviewed research journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA). As an international journal, HIMJ provides a platform for dissemination of original research and opinions concerning the management of health information. Papers published in HIMJ are valuable to researchers, policy makers and governments, healthcare practitioners, educators, consumers and others interested in enhancing health information systems, health care systems and delivery, and patient outcomes. We encourage contributions from national and international researchers to advance the knowledge-base in this dynamic field. HIMJ published three Issues per year with an Online First service that facilitates speedy publication.

HIMJ welcomes research articles, commentaries, professional practice papers and reviews related to the management and communication of health data and information. These topics include: health information management; electronic health records and personal health records; privacy and confidentiality; health classifications, terminologies and clinical coding; data quality; data linkage; consumer health records/informatics; public and population health information management; health information policy and governance; health information systems; and health information management education.

HIMJ statement for use of AI in HIMJ submissions

For the information of authors, the Editorial Board has created a position statement to advise on the use of Artificial Intelligence in research publications.

‘HIMJ aligns with the position statement of the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) regarding the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools (e.g. ChatGPT, GIX.AI, Chatsonic, Google Bard, Microsoft Bing, Auto-GPT, or similar) in research publications, in particular that AI tools cannot be listed as an author of a paper. “AI tools cannot meet the requirements for authorship as they cannot take responsibility for the submitted work. As non-legal entities, they cannot assert the presence or absence of conflicts of interest nor manage copyright and license agreements.” Authors who use AI tools in the writing of a manuscript, production of images or graphical elements of the paper, or in the collection and analysis of data, must be transparent in disclosing in the Methods section of the paper which AI tool was used and how it was used. Authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, even those parts produced by an AI tool and are thus liable for any breach of publication ethics.

Specifically, HIMJ aligns with SAGE policy on the use of LLMs in submissions, which can be found on the SAGE ‘Publishing Policies’ pages: ChatGPT and Generative AI. SAGE policy alignments include the recommendations of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) which state clearly the responsibility of authors for material provided by a chatbot in their manuscripts (including its accuracy) and for appropriate attribution of all sources, including original sources for content generate by a chatbot. HIMJ reviewers are also advised, on the basis of WAME Recommendation No.4, that providing content from an author’s manuscript to a chatbot breaches confidentiality of the submitted manuscript.

Further information

• World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) recommendations on chat bots, ChatGPT and scholarly manuscripts.
• Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)’s position statement on Authorship and AI tools.
• STM Whitepaper on Generative AI in Scholarly Communication.

The Health Information Management Journal (HIMJ) is the official peer-reviewed research journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) providing a forum for the dissemination of original research and opinions related to the management and communication of health information. Papers published in HIMJ will be of interest to researchers, policy makers and governments, health practitioners, teachers, consumers and others with an interest in improving health service delivery and health outcomes for patients and the community. We welcome contributions from national and international researchers as HIMJ provides a critical role in advancing the knowledge-base in this dynamic field. HIMJ is published three times per year with an Online First facility that facilitates speedy publication.

HIMJ publishes research, article commentaries, professional practice papers and reviews covering a broad range of topics related to the management and communication of health information. Topic areas include: e-health and personal health records; privacy and confidentiality; health classifications, terminologies and clinical coding; data quality; data linkage; consumer health informatics; public and population health information management; health information policy and governance; health information systems; and health information management education.

Editor-in-Chief
Kerin Robinson, BHA, BAppSc(MRA), MHP, PhD, CHIM La Trobe University, Australia
Editor
Joan Henderson, BAppSc(HIM)Hons, PhD The University of Sydney, Australia
Associate Editors
Deborah Debono, RN, BA(Psych)Hons, PhD The University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Monique Kilkenny, BAppSc(MRA), GDipEpidBiostats, MPH, PhD Monash University, Australia; Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Australia
Mirela Prgomet, BAppSc(HIM)Hons, PhD Macquarie University, Australia
Editorial Board Chair
Sue Walker, BAppSc(MRA), GDipPubHlth, MHlthSc, CHIM Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Editorial Board Members
Catherine Burns, MHlthInfoMgmt, MHlthSc(Osteo), BSc Monash University, Australia
Janelle Craig, BAppSc(HIM), MComm The University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Jenny Davis, BAppSc(Nsg), BHthInfoMgt(Hons), GCertHEd, GDipPeriop, GDipCritCare, MClinMid, PhD, RN, La Trobe University, Australia
Salma Fahridin, BAppSci(HIM), MHSc(CDM) The University of Sydney, Australia
Joanne Fitzgerald, BAppSc(HIM) Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Australia
Julie Gordon, BAppSci(HIM)(Hons), PhD The University of Sydney, Australia
Sheree Lloyd, AssDipMRA, BBus(Comp), MTechMgt, PhD University of Tasmania, Australia
Beth Reid, BA, MHA, PhD Beamtree, Australia
Olivia Ryan, BHthSc (MedClass), BHthInfoMgt, BHthSc (Hons), Gr Cert PH South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
Phyllis Watson, Cert(MRA), MSc, DrHlthSci (honoris causa) The University of Sydney, Australia
Johanna Westbrook, BAppSc(MRA), GDipAppEpid, MHA, PhD, FACHI, FACMI Macquarie University, Australia
International Advisory Board
Jos Aarts, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Ibrahim T. Adeleke, HND, BSc(HIM), BSc(CompSc), MSc(IT) Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Nigeria
Azza Badr, BSc, MSc, DPH, PhD World Health Organization, Egypt
Pernille Bertelsen, PhD Aalborg University, Denmark
Claus Bossen, PhD University of Aarhus, Denmark
Karen Day, RN, RM, MA, PhD, FACHI The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Dilhari DeAlmaida, PhD, RHIA University of Pittsburgh, USA
Catherine Eastwood, RN PhD University of Calgary, Canada
Saman Gamage, MBBS, MSc National Institute of Health Sciences, Sri Lanka
Islam Ibrahim, MB BCh, MPH, PhD National Center for Health Information (WHO-FIC CC), Ministry of Health, Kuwait
Sukil Kim, MD, MPH, MS, PhD Catholic University of Korea, South Korea
Tinja Laaveri, MD, PhD Aalto University, Finland
Elin Lehnbom, BScPharm, MPharmSc, MClinPharm, PhD, FACHI University of Tromsø – the Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Ayub Manya, PhD, MSc, MB ChB Kenyan Ministry of Health, Kenya
Deneice Marshall, BSc, MSc, DipEd, RHIA Barbados Community College, Barbados
Lene Mikkelsen, MA, PhD The University of Melbourne, Australia
Basema Saddik, BAppSc(HIM), MPH, PhD University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Abbas Sheikhtaheri, PhD Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Margaret A. Skurka, MS, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA Indiana University Northwest, USA
Joanne Valerius Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health and Science University, USA
Johanna Viitanen, DSc (Tech) Aalto University, Finland
Valerie Watzlaff, PhD, MPH, RHIA, FAHIMA University of Pittsburgh, USA
Trish Williams, BSc(Hons), MCS, GCert(Ed), PhD Flinders University at Tonsley, Australia
Managing Editor
Liz Morrison Managing Editor, Australia
Editorial Advisors
Ross Buchanan, BHthInfoMgt(Hons), MHthSc The Royal Women's Hospital, Australia
Andrea Groom, AssocDipMRA, CHIM, AdvDipBusMmt Clinical Coding Services Pty Ltd, Australia
Chaojie (George) Liu, MB, MPH, PhD La Trobe University, Australia; Sichuan University, Harbin Medical University; Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China
Magdalena Z. Raban, BPharm, MIPH(Hons), PhD Macquarie University, Australia
Merilyn Riley, BAppSci(MRA); BTh; GDipEpidBiostats La Trobe University, Australia
Jennie Shepheard, RMRL, GDipHlthAdmin, CertHlthEco, MPH Shepheard Health Management Consultants, Australia
Valerie Thiessen, BAppSc(HIM), AssocDip(MRA), MHSc MKM Health, Australia
Social Media Editor
Deborah Debono, RN, BA(Psych)Hons, PhD The University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Consultant Reviewers
Jason Ferris, BA(Psych)Hons, MBiostats, PhD Centre for Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Australia
Richard Woodman, BSc(Hons), MMedSci, MBiostatistics, PhD Flinders University, Australia
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  • MEDLINE
  • ProQuest
  • PubMed
  • Scopus
  • Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
  • Manuscript submission guidelines can be accessed on Sage Journals.

     

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