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Automation and artificial intelligence

(Associated category: Category:Automation and artificial intelligence)

► Medical robotics
  Artificial intelligence
  ChatGPT
  Concept processing
  Convolutional neural network
  Data mining
  Deep learning
  Deep reinforcement learning
  Digital twin
  Generative adversarial network
  Hallucination (artificial intelligence)
  Histogram of oriented gradients
  Human-in-the-loop
  Internet of things
  Knowledge representation and reasoning
  Laboratory automation
  Large language model
  Machine learning
  Natural language processing
  Predictive maintenance
  Recurrent neural network
  SCADA
  Semantic data model
  Siamese neural network
  Stochastic gradient descent
  Variational autoencoder

Branches of science

(Associated category: Category:Branches of science)

► Biology
► Biotechnology
► Botany
► Genomics
► Information science
► Statistics and statistical testing
  Analytical chemistry
  Anatomical pathology
  Biochemistry
  Biomedical engineering
  Biomedical sciences
  Chemical engineering
  Chemistry
  Chemometrics
  Clinical chemistry
  Clinical engineering
  Clinical pathology
  Cryogenics
  Cytogenetics
  Cytopathology
  Digital forensics
  Digital pathology
  E-epidemiology
  Environmental science
  Epidemiology
  Food science
  Forensic science
  Forensic toxicology
  Genetics
  Hematology
  Histology
  Histopathology
  Immunology
  Materials science
  Medical microbiology
  Metabolomics
  Metrology
  Microbiology
  Molecular biology
  Molecular pathology
  Neurochemistry
  Nutritional science
  Omics
  Oncology
  Pathology
  Pharmacology
  Plant disease epidemiology
  Plant pathology
  Proteomics
  Public health
  Radiation oncologist
  Radiochemistry
  Radiopharmacology
  Semantics
  Toxicology
  Veterinary medicine
  Virology

Business and data management

(Associated category: Category:Business and data management)

► Quality management
  Backup
  Big data ethics
  Business intelligence
  Business process
  Change control
  Change management
  Customer relationship management
  Data
  Data analysis
  Data auditing
  Data cleansing
  Data exchange
  Data generator
  Data integration
  Data lake
  Data mapping
  Data migration
  Data mining
  Data model
  Data preservation
  Data quality
  Data recovery
  Data requestor
  Data retention
  Data sharing
  Data system
  Data visualization
  Data warehouse
  Demand management
  Document management system
  Enterprise content management
  Enterprise resource planning
  Environmental management system
  Failure analysis
  Five Safes
  Information management
  Information privacy
  Inventory control
  Inventory management
  IT risk management
  Knowledge management
  Lean laboratory
  Learning organization
  Linked data
  Manufacturing execution system
  Master data
  Metadata
  Network management
  Open data
  Project management
  Pseudonymization
  Record linkage
  Regulatory compliance
  Retention period
  Risk assessment
  Risk management
  Security
  Semantic data model
  Service-level agreement
  Stakeholder analysis
  Standard operating procedure
  Statistical process control
  System integration
  Systems development life cycle
  Workflow
  Workflow engine

Cannabis

(Associated category: Category:Cannabis)

► Cannabis industry
► Cannabis plant

Departments, agencies, and institutes

(Associated category: Category:Departments, agencies, and institutes)

► Government agencies
► Government committees
► Government departments or ministries
► Intergovernmental organization
► Medical research institutes

Healthcare settings

(Associated category: Category:Healthcare settings)

  Ambulatory surgery center
  Assisted living facility
  Biobank
  Central sterile services department
  Cleanroom
  Comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility
  End-stage renal disease facility
  Federally qualified health center
  Home health agency
  Hospital
  Intensive care unit
  Learning health systems
  Operating theater
  Rural health clinic
  Skilled nursing facility

Healthcare terms

(Associated category: Category:Healthcare terms)

► Biomaterials
► Epidemiology
► Implant-related medical conditions
► Implants (medicine)
► Medical and surgical techniques
► Medical devices
► Medical taxonomy, vocabulary, and codes
  Adhesion (medicine)
  Adverse event
  Aneurysm
  Ascites
  Assistive technology
  Atrial septal defect
  Auditory brainstem response
  Basic metabolic panel
  Biofunctionalization
  Biomedical equipment technician
  Bone fracture
  Bradycardia
  Breast cancer
  Cancer
  Capsular contracture
  Cataract
  Chronic pain
  Coinfection
  Contact tracing
  Diabetes mellitus
  Disfigurement
  Distraction osteogenesis
  Dystrophic calcification
  Epilepsy
  Erectile dysfunction
  Fecal incontinence
  Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  Gastroparesis
  Glaucoma
  Gossypiboma
  Health care
  Health information technology
  Health technology
  Health technology assessment
  Hearing loss
  Heart failure
  Hydrocephalus
  Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  Immunoassay
  Implant failure
  Keratoconus
  Laryngeal cancer
  Medical algorithm
  Medical diagnosis
  Medical equipment management
  Medical logistics
  Medical research
  Medical test
  Medical–industrial complex
  Metallosis
  Neurotechnology
  Neutralizing antibody
  Obesity
  Organ dysfunction
  Osseointegration
  Osteoarthritis
  Otitis media
  Otosclerosis
  Pacemaker failure
  Paraplegia
  Parkinson's disease
  Pill splitting
  Point-of-care testing
  Postmarketing surveillance
  Pulmonary embolism
  Radiation therapy
  Remote patient monitoring
  Respiratory failure
  Retained surgical instruments
  Retinitis pigmentosa
  Rheumatoid arthritis
  Scoliosis
  Sharps waste
  Single-use medical device reprocessing
  Sinusitis
  Sleep apnea
  Spinal stenosis
  Spondylolisthesis
  Syncope (medicine)
  Treatment-resistant depression
  Trichinosis
  Unintended pregnancy
  Urinary incontinence
  Urinary retention
  Valvular heart disease
  Ventricular fibrillation
  Ventricular septal defect
  Ventricular tachycardia
  Visual impairment

Higher education

(Associated category: Category:Higher education)

► Bachelor's program - Bioinformatics
► Bachelor's program - Chemical informatics
► Bachelor's program - Health and clinical informatics
► Bachelor's program - Nursing informatics
► Certificate program - Bioinformatics
► Certificate program - Chemical informatics
► Certificate program - Health and clinical informatics
► Certificate program - Nursing informatics
► Doctoral program - Bioinformatics
► Doctoral program - Chemical informatics
► Doctoral program - Health and clinical informatics
► Doctoral program - Nursing informatics
► Higher education facilities
► Higher education facilities with informatics programs
► Internship/fellowship program - Bioinformatics
► Internship/fellowship program - Health and clinical informatics
► Master's program - Bioinformatics
► Master's program - Chemical informatics
► Master's program - Health and clinical informatics
► Master's program - Nursing informatics
► Minor/associate program - Bioinformatics
► Minor/associate program - Health and clinical informatics
► Online education - Bioinformatics
► Online education - Health and clinical informatics
► Online education - Nursing informatics
  The School of Theoretical Modeling

Industries

(Associated category: Category:Industries)

► Agriculture industry
► Chemical industry
► Environmental industry
► Food and beverage industry
► Law enforcement and forensic industry
► Life sciences industry
► Manufacturing and R&D industry

Informatics

(Associated category: Category:Informatics)

► Bioinformatics
► Chemical informatics
► Engineering informatics
► Environmental informatics
► Geoinformatics
► Health informatics
► Hydroinformatics
► Laboratory informatics
► Materials informatics
  Archival informatics
  Biodiversity informatics
  Bioimage informatics
  Bioinformatics
  Cancer informatics
  Chemical informatics
  Computational informatics
  Consumer health informatics
  Data integration
  Data preservation
  Data visualization
  Digital library
  Education informatics
  Engineering informatics
  Environmental informatics
  Evolutionary informatics
  Forest informatics
  Genome informatics
  Geoinformatics
  Health informatics
  Hydroinformatics
  Imaging informatics
  Immunoinformatics
  Infectious disease informatics
  Informatics (academic field)
  Information
  Information management
  Institutional repository
  Laboratory informatics
  Materials informatics
  Molecular informatics
  Network management
  Neuroinformatics
  Pharmacoinformatics
  Public health informatics
  Social informatics
  Translational research informatics

Informatics vendors and consultants

(Associated category: Category:Informatics vendor classes)

  Vendor:CDS vendor
  LIMSWiki:Resources/Consultants
  Vendor:ELN vendor
  Vendor:EMR and EHR vendor
  Vendor:HIS vendor
  Vendor:Inactive vendor
  Vendor:LIMS vendor
  Vendor:LIS vendor
  Vendor:Miscellaneous informatics software vendor
  Vendor:SDMS vendor

Laboratory equipment

(Associated category: Category:Laboratory equipment)

  Ampoule
  Autoclave
  Automated analyzer
  Autosampler
  Bioreactor
  Biosafety cabinet
  Blood gas analysis
  Calorimeter
  Cell counter
  Centrifugal evaporator
  Centrifuge
  Coagulation analyzer
  Confocal microscope
  Cryoscope
  Denuder
  Digital microscope
  Dilatometer
  Electron microscope
  Environmental chamber
  Evaporator
  Fume hood
  Glove box
  Heated bath
  Homogenization (biology)
  Homogenizer
  Hot plate
  Incubator (culture)
  Laboratory bath
  Laboratory furnace
  Laboratory glassware
  Laboratory oven
  Laboratory refrigerator
  Laboratory water bath
  Magnetic stirrer
  Microarray scanner
  Microplate
  Microscope
  Microtome
  Nephelometer
  Osmometer
  Overhead stirrer
  Personal protective equipment
  PH Meter
  Pipette
  Plate reader
  Polarimeter
  Pulverizer
  Refractometer
  Respirator
  Rheometer
  Rotary evaporator
  Scanning electron microscope
  Scientific instrument
  Shaker (laboratory)
  Spectrometer
  Spectrophotometry
  Stereo microscope
  Thermal cycler
  Tissue processor
  Titration
  Ultrasonic cleaning
  Vacuum pump
  Viscometer
  Vortex mixer
  Weighing scale

Laboratory types

(Associated category: Category:Laboratory types)

  Clinical laboratory
  Forensic science
  Laboratory
  Lean laboratory
  Physician office laboratory
  Public health laboratory
  Reference laboratory

Open-source software

(Associated category: Category:Open-source software)

► Bioinformatics software (open source)
► Blog software (open source)
► Bug tracking software (open source)
► Chromatography data system (open source)
► Content management software (open source)
► Customer relationship management software (open source)
► Customer service software (open source)
► Data management and analysis software (open source)
► Database management software (open source)
► Discontinued or abandoned software (open source)
► Discussion forum software (open source)
► Document management software (open source)
► ECommerce software (open source)
► Education software (open source)
► Electronic data capture software (open source)
► Electronic laboratory notebooks (open source)
► Electronic medical and health record software (open source)
► Enterprise management software (open source)
► Enterprise resource planning software (open source)
► Genomics software (open source)
► Health informatics software (open source)
► Hospital information systems (open source)
► Human resource management software (open source)
► Instant messaging software (open source)
► Inventory management software (open source)
► Laboratory informatics software (open source)
► Laboratory information management systems (open source)
► Laboratory information systems (open source)
► Marketing software (open source)
► Medical imaging software (open source)
► Network management software (open source)
► Production management software (open source)
► Productivity software (open source)
► Project management software (open source)
► Public health software (open source)
► Reporting software (open source)
► Revision control software (open source)
► Scientific data management systems (open source)
► Security software (open source)
► Social networking software (open source)
► Software development tool (open source)
► Supervisory control and data acquisition software (open source)
► Telephony software (open source)
► Ticket tracking software (open source)
► Time and resource scheduling software (open source)
► Wiki software (open source)
► Workflow and process management software (open source)
  Laboratory informatics software (open source)

Organizations, committees, and trade associations

(Associated category: Category:Organizations, committees, and trade associations)

► Accrediting organizations
► Healthcare organizations
► Medical organizations
► Mission-based organizations
► Professional associations
► Standards organizations
► Trade associations
  Internet Archive

Regulations and standards

(Associated category: Category:Regulations and standards)

► Data modeling standards
► Data security standards
► Data transmission standards
► Design and development standards
► Guidance documents
► Health standards
► Laboratory informatics standards
► Production standards
► Regulatory information
  Big data ethics
  Creative Commons
  Data model
  Digital object identifier
  Technical standard

Regulatory terms

(Associated category: Category:Regulatory terms)

► Regulation of medical devices
  Audit trail
  Certificate of analysis
  Certificate of compliance
  Chain of custody
  Electronic signature
  Humanitarian Device Exemption
  Medical device reporting
  Medical necessity
  Specification (technical standard)
  Standard operating procedure

Science databases and journals

(Associated category: Category:Science databases and journals)

  Bibliographic database
  Biological database
  CaBIG
  CAS Registry Number
  Clinical trials registry
  Digital library
  Entrez
  Institutional repository
  Intelligent medical search engine
  List of biological databases
  List of neuroscience databases
  MD&DI
  Medical literature retrieval
  MEDLINE
  PubMed
  PubMed Central
  SciELO

Science terms

(Associated category: Category:Science terms)

► Chemical analysis
► Chemical elements
► Chemical properties
► Chemical reactions
► Chemical substances
► Ethics of science and technology
► Human drug metabolites
► Organisms
► Research
  Base pair
  Biocompatibility
  Biodegradation
  Concentration
  Contamination
  Electrophoresis
  Laboratory notebook
  Medical algorithm
  Metallic microlattice
  Modularity
  Nanotopography
  Neuromechanics of orthoses
  Quadrupole
  Scientific method
  Surface chemistry of neural implants
  X-ray
  X-ray fluorescence

Scientific techniques

(Associated category: Category:Scientific techniques)

► Chromatography
► Genetics techniques
► Mass spectrometry
► Spectroscopy
  Accelerated solvent extraction
  Animal testing
  Antibiotic sensitivity testing
  Artificial digestion
  Biosynthesis
  Blood gas analysis
  Breath gas analysis
  Bronchoalveolar lavage
  Capillary electrophoresis
  Cell encapsulation
  Confocal microscopy
  Dielectric thermal analysis
  Differential thermal analysis
  Dissolved gas analysis
  Distillation
  Dynamic mechanical analysis
  Electroporation
  Elemental analysis
  ELISA
  Elution
  Enzyme multiplied immunoassay technique
  Evolved gas analysis
  Failure analysis
  Flow cytometry
  Flow injection analysis
  Fractionation
  Freeze-drying
  Homogenization (biology)
  Immunofluorescence
  In vitro fertilization
  Isotopic labeling
  Lateral flow test
  Linear discriminant analysis
  Mathematical model
  Medical imaging
  Microextrusion
  Microscopy
  Microwave digestion
  Moisture analysis
  Molecular diagnostics
  Molecular imaging
  Particle size analysis
  Positron emission tomography
  Pyrolysis
  Quechers
  Reliability engineering
  Safety engineering
  Sample preparation (analytical chemistry)
  Screening (environmental)
  Serial dilution
  Sintering
  Solid-phase extraction
  Solid-phase microextraction
  Sonication
  Spray drying
  Steam distillation
  Surface modification of biomaterials with proteins
  Synthesis of bioglass
  Thermal analysis
  Thermogravimetric analysis
  Thermomechanical analysis
  Titration
  Ultrasonic cleaning
  X-ray scattering techniques

Software systems

(Associated category: Category:Software systems)

  Chromatography data system
  Clinical data management system
  Clinical decision support system
  Clinical quality management system
  Clinical terminology server
  Clinical trial management system
  Computerized physician order entry
  Data lake
  Data warehouse
  Decision support system
  Dental software
  Document management system
  Electronic data capture
  Electronic health record
  Electronic laboratory notebook
  Electronic medical record
  Enterprise master patient index
  Enterprise resource planning
  Environmental management system
  Expert system
  Geographic information system
  Guideline execution engine
  Hospital information system
  Immunization information system
  Inventory management
  Issue tracking system
  Laboratory execution system
  Laboratory information management system
  Laboratory information system
  Manufacturing execution system
  Medical practice management software
  Medical practice management system
  Patient management software
  Patient tracking system
  Personal health record
  Picture archiving and communication system
  Quality management system
  Radiology information system
  Scientific data management system
  Virtual research environment
  Workflow engine

Software and hardware terms

(Associated category: Category:Software and hardware terms)

► Cloud computing
► Computer security
► Software development
  Acceptance testing
  Ajax (programming)
  Application programming interface
  Artificial intelligence
  Backup
  BEEP
  Carrier cloud
  Change control
  Checksum
  Computer network
  Computer security
  Concurrent user
  Content delivery network
  Dashboard (business)
  Data (computer science)
  Data center
  Data recovery
  Database
  Defensive computing
  Desktop virtualization
  Distributed computing
  EbXML
  Electronic data deliverable
  Electronic data interchange
  Extensible Markup Language
  Extract, transform, load
  Fault tolerance
  Free and open-source software
  Freeware
  Graph database
  Grid computing
  Hypervisor
  Information technology security audit
  Interface (computing)
  Internationalization and localization
  Internet of things
  Intrusion detection system
  LIMSpec
  Medical logic module
  Message broker
  Middleware
  Modularity
  Network security
  ODBC
  Off-the-shelf component
  Operating system
  Penetration test
  Process driven messaging service
  Proprietary software
  Quantum computing
  Reference architecture
  Relational database
  Remote data capture
  Request for information
  SCADA
  SMARTS (language)
  SMARTS (software)
  SMILES (language)
  Software
  Software of unknown pedigree
  Software reliability testing
  System integration
  Version control
  Virtualization
  Vulnerability management
  Web application security
  Web Services Business Process Execution Language
  YAML

Testing terminology

(Associated category: Category:Testing terminology)

  Accessioning (medical)
  Accuracy and precision
  Acid-base reaction
  Ad hoc testing
  Aliquot
  Ampoule
  Analysis
  Analysis batch
  Analysis duration
  Analysis group
  Analysis request identifier
  Analysis type
  Analyte
  Analyte comparison
  Analyzed amount
  Analyzed date
  Analyzed end date
  Assay
  Barcode
  Batch
  Biological agent
  Biological class name
  Biomarker
  Biosafety
  Biosafety level
  Blank
  Blank spike
  Blank spike duplicate
  Calibration factor
  Calibration type
  Cell culture
  Cell isolation
  Certificate of analysis
  Characterization
  Cleaned up date
  Cleaned up end date
  Cleanup batch
  Coeffa0
  Coeffa1
  Coeffa2
  Coeffa3
  Coefficient of determination
  Coefficient of determination limit low
  Coefficient of determination limit type
  Collected date
  Collected end date
  Correction factor
  Detection limit
  Difference error ratio
  Dilution factor
  Dissolution testing
  Drift
  Duplicate (laboratory)
  Equipment batch
  Expected result
  Expected result uncertainty
  Field sample identifier
  Final amount
  Handling
  Handling batch
  Immunoassay
  Instrumental analysis
  Lab reporting batch
  Method
  Method batch
  Method quality control sample
  Nasopharyngeal swab
  Neutralisation (immunology)
  Non-client sample
  Peak comparison
  Preparation
  Preparation batch
  Preparation plus cleanup
  Reagent
  Reflex test
  Reported result
  Run batch
  Sample (material)
  Sample plus method
  Sample tracking
  Sampling batch
  Serial dilution
  Shipping batch
  Spike
  Spike duplicate
  Storage batch
  Suction (medicine)
  Test method
  Test plan
  Total organic carbon
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