Health Informatics Journal is a world peer reviewed journal. All papers submitted to Health Informatics Journal are subject to see review by members of a carefully appointed editorial board. The journal operates a standard single-blind reviewing policy during which the reviewer’s name is usually concealed from the submitting author. Representing the interdisciplinary nature of health informatics, Health Informatics Journal welcomes contributions from researchers worldwide who are working within the following areas: • informatics and telematics • the health professions • computing and engineering • healthcare management • innovation studies.