"Documentation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Systematic organization, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of specialized information, especially of a scientific or technical nature (From ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983). It often involves authenticating or validating information.
| Descriptor ID |
D004282
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.453.245
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Documentation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Documentation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Documentation" by people in Profiles.
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Changes in Clinician Time Expenditure and Visit Quantity With Adoption of Artificial Intelligence-Powered Scribes: A Multisite Study. JAMA. 2026 04 28; 335(16):1408-1417.
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Using the Electronic Health Record to Facilitate Drug Allergy Delabeling. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2025 Oct 25; 25(1):49.
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Clinician Perceptions of Virtual Scribe Use: A Survey Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 04; 41(5):1229-1237.
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Ambient Documentation Technology in Clinician Experience of Documentation Burden and Burnout. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 01; 8(8):e2528056.
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Standardized Note Template Expedites Completion of Consults for Surgical Fetal Anomalies. J Surg Res. 2025 02; 306:299-305.
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Charting Diagnostic Safety: Exploring Patient-Provider Discordance in Medical Record Documentation. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 03; 40(4):773-781.
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Capturing patient mobility levels in the hospital: An examination of nursing charting and behavioural mapping. J Clin Nurs. 2025 02; 34(2):485-492.
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Virtual Scribes and Physician Time Spent on Electronic Health Records. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 05 01; 7(5):e2413140.
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Postpartum hemorrhage risk stratification: association of adverse outcomes with and without documentation. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2024 04; 6(4):101262.
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Dynamic reaction picklist for improving allergy reaction documentation: A usability study. Int J Med Inform. 2023 02; 170:104939.