信息和通信技術是衛生保健所有領域不可或缺的部分，從組織管理到病人護理和健康促進的提供。在這個快速發展的領域，《衛生信息學雜志》為交流實踐、創新和研究提供了一個國際論壇。該雜志代表了衛生信息學的跨學科性質，發表了來自信息學和遠程信息技術、衛生專業、計算機科學、工程和管理領域的同行評議的貢獻。

Information and communication technology are integral to all areas of health care, from organisational management to the delivery of patient care and health promotion. In this fast-moving arena, Health Informatics Journal provides an international forum for the exchange of practice, innovation and research. Representing the interdisciplinary nature of health informatics, the journal publishes peer reviewed contributions from the fields of informatics and telematics, the health professions, computer science, engineering and management.