Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Health Information Technology and Healthcare Information System

Health Information Technology and Healthcare Information System

Health Information Technology (HIT)
Health Information Technology, commonly called HIT, integrates advanced information systems and technology in healthcare settings. Its primary functions include:

Issues And Trends In Healthcare Delivery System

Issues And Trends In Healthcare Delivery System

The issues and trends in healthcare delivery are constantly changing. The COVID-19 pandemic is one recent issue that wreaked havoc on healthcare systems, causing a shortage of healthcare workers, high demand for medicines and supplies, and increased medical expenditure due to a lack of insurance. Other issues include rising healthcare costs and care fragmentation.
Cost Containment
Payment for healthcare services has historically promoted adoption of costly and often unnecessary or inefficient...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

[What is your diagnosis? Alcohol-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head].

Praxis·2011

Same author

An siRNA screen identifies transmembrane 7 superfamily member 3 (TM7SF3), a seven transmembrane orphan receptor, as an inhibitor of cytokine-induced death of pancreatic beta cells.

Diabetologia·2011

Same author

Complex mammary adenoma with sebaceous differentiation in a dog.

Journal of comparative pathology·2011

Same author

The Influence of Artificially Induced Fever Upon Syphilitic Infection of Mice.

The British journal of venereal diseases·2011

Same author

Highly coherent terahertz wave generation with a dual-frequency Brillouin fiber laser and a 1.55 μm photomixer.

Optics letters·2011

Same author

The dopamine system in mediating alcohol effects in humans.

Current topics in behavioral neurosciences·2011

Same journal

Optimizing Clinical Decision Support for Antibiotic Prescribing in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Tract Infections: A Usability Study.

Applied clinical informatics·2026

Same journal

Disparities in Activation and Use of Patient Portals Among Spanish-Speaking Patients.

Applied clinical informatics·2026

Same journal

Real-World Utilization of a Hospital-Integrated Internet Hospital in Henan Province, China: A 1-Year Observational Study.

Applied clinical informatics·2026

Same journal

From Pandemic Response to Kill the Clipboard: Patient-Controlled Sharing of Health Data Using International Patient Summary (IPS) and QR codes.

Applied clinical informatics·2026

Same journal

Usage of and Satisfaction with Artificial Intelligence-Generated Draft Replies to Patient Portal Messages.

Applied clinical informatics·2026

Same journal

Automating Ambulatory Central Line Data Capture and Calculations.

Applied clinical informatics·2026

See all related articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: May 12, 2026

Biobank for Translational Medicine: Standard Operating Procedures for Optimal Sample Management

Biobank for Translational Medicine: Standard Operating Procedures for Optimal Sample Management

Published on: November 30, 2022

IT Infrastructure Components for Biobanking.

H U Prokosch¹, A Beck, T Ganslandt

¹Chair of Medical Informatics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg , Germany.

Applied Clinical Informatics

|April 26, 2013

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

This study outlines an IT architecture and requirements for biobanking management tools, addressing the need for standardized solutions in translational research. It details a flexible, scalable framework essential for modern biobanks.

Keywords:

Requirement specification biobanking translational research information technology infrastructure

More Related Videos

Biobanking of Human Aqueous and Vitreous Liquid Biopsies for Molecular Analyses

Biobanking of Human Aqueous and Vitreous Liquid Biopsies for Molecular Analyses

Published on: September 11, 2023

Creation and Maintenance of a Living Biobank - How We Do It

Creation and Maintenance of a Living Biobank - How We Do It

Published on: April 10, 2021

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: May 12, 2026

Biobank for Translational Medicine: Standard Operating Procedures for Optimal Sample Management

Biobank for Translational Medicine: Standard Operating Procedures for Optimal Sample Management

Published on: November 30, 2022

Biobanking of Human Aqueous and Vitreous Liquid Biopsies for Molecular Analyses

Biobanking of Human Aqueous and Vitreous Liquid Biopsies for Molecular Analyses

Published on: September 11, 2023

Creation and Maintenance of a Living Biobank - How We Do It

Creation and Maintenance of a Living Biobank - How We Do It

Published on: April 10, 2021

Area of Science:

Biobanking and Translational Research
Health Informatics
Information Technology in Healthcare

Background:

Large biobanks are increasingly established for translational research.
Current biobanking IT infrastructures often rely on proprietary, homegrown software.
There is a lack of published general requirements for biobanking IT infrastructure.

Purpose of the Study:

To present an exemplary biobanking IT architecture.
To provide a requirements specification for a biorepository management tool.
To illustrate key requirements for biobanking IT systems.

Main Methods:

A comprehensive literature review of existing biobanking IT solutions.
Formation of an interdisciplinary expert panel to develop the requirements specification.
Requirements analysis conducted within two university hospitals for exemplary illustrations.

Main Results:

A requirements specification catalog with over 130 detailed requirements across 3 major categories and 20 subcategories.
Emphasis on multitenancy capabilities for diverse research contexts.
Inclusion of workflow definitions for sample processing, transportation, and storage, plus automated integration with robotic systems.

Conclusions:

An IT support framework for biobanking can be federated, integrating clinical data sources, pseudonymization services, a clinical data warehouse, and a biorepository management system.
Flexibility and scalability are crucial for university hospital biobanks supporting varied research scenarios.
The proposed architecture supports monocentric and multicentric research with multiple medical clients.