Healthcare Informatics Research, Healthcare Informatics Research (Healthc Inform Res, HIR), the official publication of Korean Society of Medical Informatics, is published twice a year, June 30 and December 31. It covers all fields of medical science including clinical research and basic medical science. The journal aims to communicate new medical information between medical personnels and to help development of medicine and propagation of medical knowledge. All manuscripts should be creative, informative and helpful for diagno.