title: How to use information technology to improve medication safety.
abstract: The publication of a memorandum on improving medication safety by information technology in both the German journal GMS Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (MIBE) and the journal Methods of Information in Medicine (MIM) gives reason to strengthen cooperation of MIBE and MIM and to report on more publications of MIBE here. The publications in focus deal with simulation-based optimization of emergency processes, handling of research data in publications, open access to research metadata, reliability of digital patient records in medical research, assessment methods for physical activity, using of insurance databases for epidemiological studies, certificates for epidemiological professionals, regression models, computer based training, and performance management in Swiss hospitals. Finally determining factors for scientific careers are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Prof. Dr. Alfred Winter, Leipzig University Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, Haertelstr. 16 -18, 04107 Leipzig, Germany, E-mail: alfred.winter@imise.uni-leipzig.de.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: R-D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hilgers
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hofestädt
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Knaup-Gregori
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ose
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Timmer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008490:Medical Informatics; D054539:Medication Therapy Management / Q000592:standards*; D061214:Patient Safety; D058996:Quality Improvement
keywords: Medical informatics; epidemiology; medical statistics