{
  "abstract": "The rise of digital health (DH) has sparked debates about its relationship with the long-established field of biomedical and health informatics (BMHI), with some questioning the need for new academic programmes in DH since much of the likely content is already covered in BMHI training programmes. At the International Medical Informatics Association panel, ‘Shaping the Future of Biomedical and Health Informatics in the Digital Health Era’ (MEDINFO 2025), only one-third of participants clearly distinguished the two fields, highlighting conceptual ambiguities and the influence of DH narratives. This article compiles the perspectives expressed by the panellists, all experienced BMHI scholars, presenting their distinct viewpoints on how the field can maintain its scientific identity while engaging with emerging DH initiatives.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Paris Cité University and INSERM, UMR_S 1138, Paris, France"
      ],
      "name": "Patrice Degoulet"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA",
        "Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Edward Hance Shortliffe"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Division of Medical Information Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland",
        "Department of Radiology and Medical Informatics, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland"
      ],
      "name": "Christian Lovis"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Center for Health Informatics, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA"
      ],
      "name": "William Ed Hammond"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil"
      ],
      "name": "Heimar de Fatima Marin"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan",
        "Department of Dermatology, Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan",
        "International Center for Health Information Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan"
      ],
      "name": "Yu-Chuan Jack Li"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany"
      ],
      "name": "Otto Rienhoff"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Limics, Paris, France"
      ],
      "name": "Brigitte Séroussi"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Clarifying the relationship between biomedical and health informatics and digital health: expert perspectives",
  "uid": "9dbe6d60-3098-52ed-a9f7-ffffe1057020"
}