Refining Our Focus by Bridging Theory and Practice for Real-World Impact: An Updated Scope for JMIR Medical Informatics.
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To align with contemporary trends and place greater focus on persistent and novel challenges in the field, JMIR Medical Informatics has updated its focus and scope. Each submitted work will be evaluated against a stronger criterion for translational impact. Additionally, submissions on AI methods and applications are expected to meet standards of rigor and reporting transparency. In this editorial, we explain further what changed; why; and what this means for prospective authors, reviewers, and readers.Type
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Benis, Arriel, Amanda Iannaccio, Andrew J Coristine and Tiffany I Leung (2026). Refining Our Focus by Bridging Theory and Practice for Real-World Impact: An Updated Scope for JMIR Medical Informatics. JMIR medical informatics, 14. p. e109008. 10.2196/109008 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/35620.
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Arriel Benis
Dr. Arriel Benis is a researcher and educator working at the intersection of medical informatics, digital health, epidemiology, and artificial intelligence, advancing health systems and biomedical engineering innovation. His work leverages AI, data science, and knowledge management to improve health-related decision-making at the individual, population, and public health levels.
His research focuses on developing data-driven healthcare solutions that enhance patient care, optimize clinical processes, and promote sustainable systems. Dr. Benis has engineered (a) clinical decision support systems with direct patient and healthcare partitioners impact such as ADHD, PTSD, and diabetes patient management and health communication, (b) MIMO -the Medical Informatics and Digital Health Multilingual Ontology- integrating more than 3500 terms and concepts across 30+ languages, actively deployed in healthcare organizations for AI-powered training and international projects support, (c) smart home and smart city health monitoring approach from a One Health viewpoint. Dr. Benis is a pioneer of the One Digital Health framework, which strategically links digital health innovation with environmental monitoring and digital epidemiology.
His past academic positions include serving as a department head and track director in biomedical and health informatics. He holds various leadership roles in the international medical informatics community, is a fellow of the International Academy for Health Sciences Informatics (FIAHSI), a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE), and a Member of the American College of Epidemiology (MACE). Arriel Benis is the Editor-in-Chief of JMIR Medical Informatics. Dr. Benis is committed to training the next generation of innovators in digital health, medical informatics, and public health.
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