The institute is heavily involved in the field of medical informatics and health services research.

It is intended to be used mainly by developers of systems in medical informatics.

In 2001, it started a discussion group for Medical Informatics.

The aim of this project is to establish Europe as the international scientific leader in medical and biomedical informatics.

The goal is to provide course material for training in bioinformatics, genomics and medical informatics.

Berkowitz has researched and consulted in the field of medical informatics throughout his professional career.

His ground-breaking work set the stage for the growth of the new field of academic study called medical informatics.

Professionals with specific interests in related fields such as medical informatics come together to address topics of timely importance.

It covers the intersection of biology, medical informatics, bioinformatics, and medicine.

A writing group was assembled that covered expertise in a spectrum of issues including preventative medicine, public health, medical informatics and business administration.