In defense of empathic informatics.

IF 4.6 2区医学 Q1 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association Pub Date : 2025-07-11 DOI:10.1093/jamia/ocaf107

Harry Hochheiser, Shyam Visweswaran

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Abstract

Objectives: To explore the potential effects of recent restrictions on discussions regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the field of biomedical informatics.

Materials and methods: Executive orders issued by the U.S. federal government regarding diversity and gender issues are discussed in the context of implications for biomedical informatics research.

Results: Restrictions on specific terminology can hinder research into critical topics such as bias and fairness in clinical artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. Additionally, these limitations may narrow the scope of questions that informatics research can address and obstruct efforts to enhance the diversity of perspectives within the field.

Discussion: Responding to these threats requires a community response. The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) can help the informatics community present a united front in support of DEI research in multiple ways.

Conclusion: The informatics community should take a strong and unambiguous response to support diversity, equity, and inclusion of underrepresented perspectives in the field.

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为移情信息学辩护。

目的：探讨最近对生物医学信息学领域有关多样性、公平和包容性（DEI）的讨论的限制的潜在影响。材料和方法：在生物医学信息学研究的背景下，讨论了美国联邦政府发布的关于多样性和性别问题的行政命令。结果：对特定术语的限制可能会阻碍对临床人工智能和机器学习算法中的偏见和公平性等关键主题的研究。此外，这些限制可能会缩小信息学研究可以解决的问题范围，并阻碍加强该领域内观点多样性的努力。讨论：应对这些威胁需要社区的响应。美国医学信息学协会（AMIA）可以帮助信息学社区以多种方式支持DEI研究。结论：信息学社区应该采取强有力和明确的回应，以支持该领域未被充分代表的观点的多样性、公平性和包容性。

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Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 医学-计算机：跨学科应用

CiteScore

14.50

自引率

7.80%

发文量

230

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： JAMIA is AMIA''s premier peer-reviewed journal for biomedical and health informatics. Covering the full spectrum of activities in the field, JAMIA includes informatics articles in the areas of clinical care, clinical research, translational science, implementation science, imaging, education, consumer health, public health, and policy. JAMIA''s articles describe innovative informatics research and systems that help to advance biomedical science and to promote health. Case reports, perspectives and reviews also help readers stay connected with the most important informatics developments in implementation, policy and education.