title: Health information systems is our focus correct?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Summarize excellent current research in the field of Health Information Systems.
  
  
  METHODS
  Synopsis of the articles selected for the IMIA Yearbook 2011.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five papers from international peer reviewed journals have been selected for the section on health information systems.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The selected articles illustrate that strategic, organizational and human aspects require specific attention in order to increase HIS adoption, and to demonstrate value in supporting the needs of clinicians and their patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging and Medical Informatics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland. claudine.breant@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bréant
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D063005:Health Information Systems; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans