Health Information Management Journal
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.
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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.
| Kerin Robinson, BHA, BAppSc(MRA), MHP, PhD, CHIM | La Trobe University, Australia |
| Joan Henderson, BAppSc(HIM)Hons, PhD | The University of Sydney, Australia |
| 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 |
| Sue Walker, BAppSc(MRA), GDipPubHlth, MHlthSc, CHIM | Queensland University of Technology, Australia |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Liz Morrison | Managing Editor, Australia |
| 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 |
| Deborah Debono, RN, BA(Psych)Hons, PhD | The University of Technology Sydney, Australia |
| 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 |