The Informatics Review is a electronic serial designed to allow busy medical and information system professionals interested in the latest academic developments in clinical informatics and computing to stay abreast of this rapidly evolving field. The website is divided into two main sections. The first section, located along the left hand side of the page in light blue, contains "permanent" information. These links will remain fairly constant over time.

The second section is located on the right side of the page in the white rectangle. This information will be updated periodically. The top section labelled "New Thought for ..." is an essay on an important topic in clinical informatics.

Below the "New Thought" are the "Current Reviews". The Current Reviews are short summaries (200 - 350 words) of the most influential scientific articles on clinical informatics from the leading medical journals (e.g., N Engl J Med, JAMA, Ann Intern Med, Lancet, etc.). In addition to each summary, there is a short "Comment" in which the reviewer puts forth his/her opinion of the importance of the findings or contents of the article. All summaries and comments will be written by practicing medical informaticians experienced in the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical computing systems, as well as, in the critical review and interpretation of the medical literature. Reviews will focus on articles that describe new computer-based systems and techniques that have a direct impact on the cost or quality of patient care. These reviews will be updated on the 1st and 15th of each month.

The Informatics Review seeks to promote the science of clinical informatics by publishing concise reviews of well-documented, peer-reviewed articles on a diverse range of clinical informatics topics from the leading medical and informatics journals.

Specific types of articles that will be considered include:

• reports on clinical trials of computer systems in support of patient care;
• "white papers" describing key policy activities that could have a major impact on clinical informatics; and
• systematic reviews of articles on specific topics of interest to informaticians.

The Informatics Review will regularly monitor the following journals:

• Lancet
• British Medical Journal
• New England Medical Journal
• Journal of the American Medical Association
• Annals of Internal Medicine
• Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association